Consulate's Dinner For Nollywood: Genevieve Nnaji, Others Stand Out

The Consul General of the U.S. Consulate in Nigeria Mr. Jeffrey J. Hawkins hosted the Queen of Nollywood Genevieve Nnaji and other Nollywood celebrities to an exclusive dinner penultimate Friday December 7 at his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos.

One of those who stood out glamorously is the African Best actress, Genevieve Nnaji. Other top movie directors who graced the event too were well treated and had a nice time.

At the dinner were top movie directors Mahmood Ali-Balogun, Bond Emeruwa, Andy Amenechi and fast rising Nollywood producer and actress Amaka Anioji.

Other important guests included Benny Uche of the Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy, Hope Obioma Opara, President of Eko International Film Festival, Uduak Oguamanam, Bobby Michaels, Rita Onwurah, CNN's Vladamir Duthiers and Bola Aduwo

The U.S Consul General appreciated participants of the capacity building/training workshop for practitioners in Nollywood called Nollywood UP, a program designed by Nollywood Workshops, the Coalition of Nollywood Guilds and Associations (CONGA) and backed by the Lagos State Government.

Here are some pictures from the event:

source: nigeriafilms

The Actress"Nkiru Sylvanus" Was kidnapped

The actress Nkiru Sylvanus  was on Sunday morning kidnapped along with her PA by unidentified men from her home in Owerri.

Nkiru was last seen on the set of a movie last saturday night in Owerri. The kidnappers took her early sunday morning and have already made contact with her family. They are asking for N100million for her release.

Pregnant Lola Omotayo off to the US to deliver

Peter Okoye's baby's mum, Lola Omotayo, left for the US this past weekend for delivery. Lola is due to deliver her second child sometime in January. Peter and Lola already have a four year old son, Cameron.

source: lindaikeji

Don Jazzy Buys N160m Lekki Home

The celebrated producer is enjoying a fruitful romance with Samsung, and he has now added Promasidor, makers of Loya milk, to his list of clients.

sources close to him tell us he’s finally doled out the cash for the Lekki duplex he rented this year after his seperation from business partner D’banj.

Many had criticized the young producer for coughing out a reported N8m Per annum for a duplex in the super expensive NICON estate, but we’re told he had plans to acquire the property.

The property is a white building close to the estate fence, we’re told. And the producer may have paid up to N160m to take ownership. Payment details hasn’t been confirmed.

No doubt 2012 will definitely be a memorable one for Mr Collins Ajereh a.k.a Don Jazzy; he’s faced criticism for supporting a particular political party, parted ways with former label partner and friend D’banj, and unintentionally dropped critical comments about Nigerian rappers, but he has also soared high with the launch of a new label, subsequently releasing a compilation album and bagging endorsement deals.

source: thenetng

Amarachi Uyanne, An 8-Year-Old Girl Wins Nigeria’s Got Talent!

Amarachi Uyanne is the winner of the first-ever Nigeria’s Got Talent. She is eight years old and the youngest contestant in the competition.

Amarachi, a dancer and singer from Benin City, Edo State, dusted off competition from nine other contestants and was crowned winner in front of a studio audience on Saturday, December 8, 2012.

 at Bamako Studios, Ikeja, Lagos.

After being screened from 10 to six, to four and then a final three, Amarachi was tonight announced winner by the show’s host Andre Blaze.

Judges Kate Henshaw, Dan Foster, Yibo Koko all seemed pleased with the result.

She said she want to study abroad with the money she won and also to help orphans and the needy. She believes that it was God that helped her all through theduration of the reality television show.  “I never thought that I will win. I thank God for helping through it all,” she explained.

“Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala” Mother was kidnapped

The mother of the Minister of Finance “Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala"was kidnapped on the 9th of December, 2012. It was around 1: pm at the husband’s palace in Ogbe-Ofu quarters by eight gunmen who stormed the palace in two Audi 80 cars.

She is 82 years old and the wife of the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi. The Policemen have already arrested a man, who was said to have left the palace a few minutes before the incident.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Charles Muoka, who confirmed the kidnap, said the police had collected information that would be useful enough to track down the kidnappers.

Her daughter Okonjo-Iweala is yet to make a statement of her own. The Kidnappers also haven’t made contact with her or the family to demand a ransom.

Dbanj Says he is not Single

Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as “D’banj”.told guests during a live interview at the Tymeout With Tee A concert on December 1, that he’s definitely ‘occupied,’ he is not single.

Shocking, right? Especially coming barely weeks after he released a new single titled ‘Bachelor‘.

 ‘Even when I tell them I’m single’, they don’t believe. So these days, I tell them what they want to hear. I mean look at me, at my state, would you expect that I won’t be seeing anyone?‘ He asked in rhetoric.

Linked to many women in the past, D’banj is one of Nigeria’s most eligible bachelors. Those close to him tell us what he said at Tee A‘s event is ‘definitely not far from the truth.’

‘Of course he’s dating. He’s a successful young man with many ladies interested in him. And he’s definitely dating. So it’s right if he says he’s not single. What no one knows is how serious these things are. And for sure, I can tell you that there are no wedding plans anywhere yet‘, one insider squealed to NET over the weekend.

Now at 31, D’banj sits comfortably in the millionaires club, and with coming projects already revealed, it’s certain he’ll continue to play in the league for some time.

And no – he didn’t mention names. He didn’t talk about Genevieve either. In fact he was delighted when interviewer Tee A dropped the Genevieve question and moved on to other things…