Category: Celebration

Patience Ozokwor Says No One Can Replace Olu Jacob

12Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Celebration, Inspirational, Life, Movies and Films, Nigeria

Patience Ozokwor Says No One Can Replace Olu Jacob

Renowned actress Patience Ozokwor shower praises on Nollywood legend Olu Jacob deeming the popular actor irreplaceable. She praised him at his 80th birthday celebration where other popular Nollywood movie stars also gathered to celebrate their icon. See Also: Nollywood Actress Laments Nigeria’s Insecurity After Attack By Bandits On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Actress Patience Ozokwor praised her colleague for his proficient acting and how versatile he is on set, saying he can play any role given to him. “I’m missing him on set, he can play an Igbo king, he can play a Yoruba king, in fact, I don’t think anybody can replace him,” she said. Jacob’s wife, Joke Silva revealed back in November 2021 that her husband was battling Lewy body dementia and he had been living with the a...

Christian Group In DR Congo Marks Christmas Day

25May

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

Celebration, Congo, News, Religion

Christian Group In DR Congo Marks Christmas Day

A Christian group mainly based in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on Wednesday marking Christmas Day to commemorate the birth of Jesus. The Church of Jesus Christ on Earth by His Special Envoy Simon Kimbangu has about 20 million followers in the country, but also enjoys a following in neighbouring Angola. It's also called Kimbanguist Church after its founder Simon Kimbangu. The church was last year suspended from the World Council of Churches for theological reasons. Read Also: Christmas Message: Our Hearts Heavy With Suffering – Kaigama Since 2016, the church has been celebrating Christmas Day on 25 May according to its understanding of the bible. Mr Kimbangu was sentenced to death in 1921 for sedition and died after serving about 30 years in jail. He died in...

8Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Celebration, Lifestyle, News, Nigeria

Family is My Biggest Achievement – RMD

Veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo has said that despite his great achievements, nothing compares to having a family. The popular actor said this during a recent interview. RMD noted that all the things he has achieved cannot be compared to his great accomplishment which is family. “So, all these things that you think I have achieved or done, for me it is nothing, like zero. My biggest accomplishment for me now is my family,” said RMD. Speaking further, RMD who turned 60 on July 6 disclosed how his parents died before the age of 60, adding that he is happy to have broken the specter of death in his family. “None of my parents lived to be 60. So, life for me is just about to get started. There’s been a specter of death around my life, that’s what I’ve been dealing with last y...

Twitter launches Emoji for Davido’s “E Choke” Slang

6May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Celebration, News, Nigeria, Youths

Twitter launches Emoji for Davido’s “E Choke” Slang

Popular micro-blogging platform, Twitter on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, officially endorsed DMW Boss, Davido’s “E choke” slang with the introduction of an Emoji. 30BG Boss, Davido, is not only known for dropping steady hits and bangers but has proven time and time again to be a trendsetter and major social media influencer. Sometime in 2020, the steady hit-maker had introduced ‘E choke’, which eventually became accepted not just locally but internationally among celebrities, his fans and social media users in general. The slang is used to when you desire some to feel or show intense shock, surprise or wonder. When you tweet something using the #EChoke, a portrait of Davido holding his neck will appear, giving your tweets a little extra flair. The very much elated “E Choke” croon...

Nigerian actor Alex Ekubo proposes to Girlfriend

3May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Celebration, News, Nigeria, Youths

Nigerian actor Alex Ekubo proposes to Girlfriend

Nigeria Actor and model, Alex Ekubo, strikes his name out of the bachelors’ list as he proposes to girlfriend, Fancy Acholonu. The 2010 first runner-up for Mr Nigeria made the announcement via his Instagram page on Monday, with a picture of himself and his fiancée captioned, “I asked the love of my life @fancyacholonu to marry me….” Fancy also took to her Instagram page to announce her engagement with the star in a caption which read, “… I said yes to the love of my life @alexxekubo.” Despite enjoying the Nollywood spotlight, the actor has managed to keep his relationship private from public view, hence a comment by his colleague Omoni Oboli which read, “Congratulations darling, now we don’t have to keep this a secret anymore.” Fancy Acholonu is a US-based model and entrepreneu...

Kizz Daniel celebrates Birthday, Welcomes set of Twins

1May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Celebration, Lifestyle, News, Nigeria, Youths

Kizz Daniel celebrates Birthday, Welcomes set of Twins

Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has welcomed a set of twins as he celebrates his birthday. The Woju crooner shared this information on his Instagram page on Saturday, his birthday. He revealed the name of his twin sons: Jelani and Janil. Alongside the picture that supposedly showed his hands and that of his twins, Kizz Daniel wrote: “There is no better way to celebrate my birthday than announcing the arrival of my sons ‘Jelani and Jalil’”

God makes no Mistakes, I deserved Grammy – Burna Boy

21Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Celebration, Interview, News, Nigeria, Youths

God makes no Mistakes, I deserved Grammy – Burna Boy

Nigerian singer Burnaboy has disclosed that he was relieved when he was announced as the winner of the best global music album award at the Grammys. He also maintained that he deserved to win the prestigious award. In an interview with BBC Africa, he said, “I felt very relieved because I deserved it. If I did not get it, I was hoping a situation would not happen where I would not get what I deserved. In 2012, I realised that it was bigger than me and that was when it hit me that this was not a hobby anymore. Anything is possible. Whatever situation or environment one finds oneself does not really determine one’s future or what one is going to do. It also does not stop one from pursuing one’s dreams. At the end of the day, we are in an environment that is very discouraging. An environmen...

FG Congratulates Burna Boy, Wizkid over Grammy Awards

15Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, Celebration, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Youths

FG Congratulates Burna Boy, Wizkid over Grammy Awards

Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated music stars Burna Boy and Wizkid over their victory at the Grammy Awards. In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday, the Minister described the much-deserved awards as fitting rewards for the persistent hardwork of the duo. He said the awards also represented a global endorsement for the Afrobeat genre of music that has propelled Nigeria’s increasing dominance of the music world. Mohammed expressed the hope that the clinching of the prestigious awards by the two music stars would not only spur them to greater heights, but would also serve as a source of inspiration for others.

I Didn’t Plan to Have Kids out of Wedlock – Flavour

20Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Celebration, Interview, Lifestyle, News, Nigeria

I Didn’t Plan to Have Kids out of Wedlock – Flavour

Singer, Chinedu Okoli, aka Flavour N’abania, is one artiste who doesn’t just sing about women, he has also been romantically linked with a couple of them. The ‘Chop Life’ singer in a recent interview with media personality, Ebuka Uchendu also confessed that he indeed loves beautiful women. Asked if he agrees with the impression that he is a womaniser, Flavour said, “That’s people judging (me), you know. As long as you are in the public eye, you would get stuff like that. It was never planned, though I cannot deny that I love beautiful women. I am an African man, not a white man. I have taste too with women. I don’t just go with anything.” The father of three noted that he had always known it would be difficult dealing with women because of his career. He said, “I knew that with my jo...

Temi Otedola Wins Best Actress at Ghana Movie Awards

31Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Celebration, Lifestyle, Movies and Films, Nigeria

Temi Otedola Wins Best Actress at Ghana Movie Awards

Billionaire Femi Otedola’s daughter, Temi Otedola, has won the award for Best Actress (African Collaboration) at the Ghana Movie Awards 2020. Otedola won the award for her role in the Kunle Afolayan movie ‘Citation’ which won the award for Best Movie (African Collaboration) at the event. “I just heard I won the Ghana Movie Award in the category of Best Actress (African Collaboration) for my role in Citation! So, grateful! Thank you for this honour,” she tweeted. Other winners at the 10th edition which held virtually on December 30, 2020, include Van Vicker, Roselyn Ngissah and Bernard Aduse-Poku. The full list of winners at the event A performance by an actor in a leading role: Bernard Aduse-Poku — Heroes of Africa A performance by an actor in a supporting role: Van Vicke...