Nollywood veteran actor Enebeli Enebuwa dies of a proplong ailment

Tragedy hits Nollywood as report reached us today from India that veteran actor Enebeli Enebuwa has died. 

The Nollywood Super Statr died in an Indian hospital where he has been receiving treatment for an ailment which he was diagnosed of months back and subsequently was moved to an Indian hospital in Karu Abuja by some Nollywood actresses led by Stella Damasus. 

Straight after been reffered to the India hospital, he was flown at the expense of his home state governor, Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State.

Jamaica's Alaine is to Shoot her new Video in Nairobi

Jamaican songstress Alaine is soon to jet this Thursday to shoot her new video with Kenyan dancehall singer Wyre the Love Child.This video is for the song Nakupenda Pia, which was released a month ago, and preiseley will be shoot at The Boma Hotel in South C. This will be directed by Wyre and a few people from his studio.

The new video project is part of a Samsung-sponsored promotion for the company's newest kid in the mobile block, Galaxy Music. The smartphone offers superb sound quality and superb music player features.

Up to 24 Killed in Bauchi, Borno, Kano

Up to 24 people were killed in Bauchi, Borno and Kano States within Sunday and yesterday following diverse forms of crises that hit the areas recently.

Following an armed rubbery, 10 people were declared dead in Bauchi when they tried to prevent suspected armed robbers from dispossessing innocent individuals of their property, while another three persons were killed in an early morning bomb blasts that hit Kano State yesterday.

Eleven others were killed in Borno when members of the Joint Task Force, JTF, clashed with suspected terrorists in Maiduguri, the state capital.

Nollywood actress Uche Jombo spotted without her wedding ring ?

Just six months after a secret wedding, Uche Jumbo who is one of Nollywood's diva, was recently seen at a celebrity event wearing no wedding ring. Apparently she was caught on cameras without her twain wedding bands at Ozone Cinemas, Yaba, Lagos. Although wearing a glowing red gown, Uche, who was looking glamourous as ever and replaced her wedding ring with a fashion ring, which ofcourse left many wondering about her marriage. Similar situation was in the likes of Jackie Appiah's marriage whicn has hit the rock, when rumours started after she was spotted without her wedding ring at an event. Well lets hope on this day all the executive beauty wanted to do was make a fasion statement; which is understandable. More pictures after the cut....

Tonto Dikey wins sponsorship for her new video

Photo credit: Naijamusic; Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dike hits it big once again, but this time she gets a free video shoot as winner of the Win A Video competition which was organised by Magic Factory and Nigezie in partnership with Beat FM and Naija FM.

The actress announced the news on  micro blogging site, Twitter, in the early hours of yesterday by saying, "Congratz Loverz. We jux won the Nigezie Magic factory/Beat FM 'Win a muzic video promo' Meanz I aint gonno spend a dime of ma money shootin #H' @tontolet tweeted.

The competition which kicked off few months back, is the first of its kind and is aimed at helping upcoming musicians achieve their dream of a befitting video.

Well done Tonto Dikeh...!

New pictures showing the heavily pregnant Mercy Johnson

Heavily pregnant Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson on the set of her new movie in the United State. Good to see her still active and working while pregnant.

 

Beverly Naya the fast rising star in Nollywood

She has been named the Fast rising Nollywood actress, Beverly Naya who has only been around a little above two years in the industry is already "rubbing shoulders" with the very best .

The tallented beauty who started her acting while featuring in Lancelot Imasuen's "Home in Exile" produced two years ago. In 2010, she found herself in the likes of Omotola, Genevieve Nnaji and Nse Ikpe-Etim for a role in the movie "Guilty Pleasure" and was nominated for the Most Stylish Actress honour in the FABS award, held last month.

Compared to the other nominees for the award, it is no doubt Beverly is still behind and crawling and her only claim to fame is a couple of films like 'Home In Exile' and "Weekend Getaway', where she starred alongside Genevieve Nnaji, Uti Nwachukwu and Ramsey Nouah. She also made a show of her dazzling beauty in Banky W.'s "Follow You Go" video but will these few put the odds in her favour? It is a long shot away but for sure the striving beauty Beverly is hell on her game as she is not leaving any stone unturned by featuring regularly and religiously on social media campaigning for votes. 

Kenyan actress Lizz Njagah questions Rita Dominic nomination..Ooop!!

 Lizz Njagah

Kenyan actress  Lizz Njagah recently made her mind known about Rita Dominic been part of Kalasha mominee. In her own words, she said she was very shocked that Nigerian actress Rita Dominic was part of the Kalasha awards nominee list. Rita, a Nollywood superstar, was the lead actress in a movie titled Shattered.

"I do not know what criteria they used but I just found it funny that a Nigerian was nominated for a Kenyan award. I do not dispute that she is a very good actress but for her to be nominated for the best actress category in Kenya?" Lizz told Word Is.

Rita Dominic

Nevertheless, she approved and congratulated the other nominees saying;  she was impressed by the new faces. "The rest of the actors and actresses really deserved it. It is good to give thespians a chance to up so as to encourage them,"she added.

Lady Gaga Ban On Photography At Concerts in South Africa

The South African National Editors' Forum has noted with concern the complete ban on free news media photography at the Lady Gaga Concerts in Johannesburg and Cape Town. 

Previous accepted practice at such events has been for accredited news photographers to be allowed to take pictures during the first three songs and then to withdraw. Organisers confirmed on Wednesday to SANEF members seeking accreditation that no news photography at all would be allowed.

Fans went gaga as American superstar Lady Gaga touched down at Lanseria International Airport last night ahead of the South African leg of her "Born ... 

SANEF views the decision by the organisers to only make available selected publicity photographs as a form of press censorship fundamentally in conflict with the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of media in South Africa.

A better democracy is needed for Cameroon: Dr Christopher Fomunyoh

During the conference special November from 07 to 09, organised by la plate forme indépendante la Grande Palabre and its partners on the theme re-think and re-build the Cameroonian opposition, Dr. Chris Fomunyoh from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Washington emphasised the need to increase effort that will lead to the democratisation of Cameroon.

According to Dr Christopher, democracy can not flourish without active and effective opposition, if not how to capitalize the diversity of opinions, viewpoints, values ​​and perceptions of public affairs that exist in our societies. In addition, some political scientists renamed, such as Samuel Huntington have integrated the key factors of consolidation of democracy, alternating repeatedly (at least twice) to the public. He further added;  such an alternation allow those who yesterday were in the opposition, have the opportunity to manage public affairs and to put into practice some of their new ideas, while leaving those who have worked in the past the possibility of exploiting their former government experience, offering constructive criticism to improve the functioning of state institutions.

Dr Christopher believes the very concept of democracy is linked in a way intrinsic to the existence of a political opposition. Regarding Africa, although our oldest companies already complied with the principles and values ​​of democracy, it is only with the emergence of political opposition at the national level and the first alternation of power early 1990s that the modern world has seized the opportunity to recognize the efforts of democratization on the continent. In its various research, American political scientist Michael Bratton is also the enthusiasm and popular support for democracy in Africa - as elsewhere - are closely linked to the existence of alternations in the exercise of political power through elections.

Thus, the political opposition in Africa should not only be recognized but actively supported because it plays a vital role in the development of alternative political platforms, allowing citizens to explore different social projects and choose the one that is best suited to the circumstances through which each country has in place. 

It is hoped in years to come, such gathering will be reatained as a symbol that democracy was reflected and discussed by democratic participants for the greater future of Cameroon and Africa in general .