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  • Nollywood sex scenes can’t be as intense as that of Hollywood- Annie Idibia

    Nollywood actress and wife of pop star 2face, Annie Idibia has expressed her opinion on the way sex scenes are being portrayed in Nollywood.

    In recent times practitioners in the industry have lamented over how these erotic scenes are being portrayed and interpreted.

    Speaking in a chat with Hip Tv, Annie revealed that Nollywood sex scenes cannot be as intense as that of Hollywood, because of the African conservative culture.

    Hear her: ”Our sex scenes can’t be as intense as that of Hollywood, because at the end of the day, we are Africans.Our sex scenes are beginning to look clean and nice. At times it looks disgusting. The directors are getting better, the pictures are getting better. They are beginning to look clean.”

     

     

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  • Nollywood veteran, Kenneth Okonkwo to run for governor of Enugu State

    Veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo has declared his intention to run for the office of governor of Enugu state.

     

    Okonkwo declares he has the backing of Sullivan Chime, former governor of the state, in his bid to seek the elective position.

    He made the announcement on Instagram, sharing photos of himself alongside other APC party members at a function where he made his declaration to run for office.

     

    “Just declared my intention to contest for the governorship candidate of APC in Enugu state,” he wrote.

     

    “It was heartwarming to receive the blessings of the immediate past Governor of Enugu state, His Excellency, Gov Sullivan Chime. To God be the glory.”

     

     

    The Living in Bondage actor explained that it would be more difficult for him to win the APC ticket than winning the governorship itself.

    “It is easy to win against a non-performing person; it is easy to win somebody whose greatest achievement is billboards and posters.

    “We are not talking about refurbishment, we are talking about legacies,” while challenging anybody from Nsukka to point out any legacy project that the current administration has done. “So if it is not done in Nsukka zone where he comes from, I don’t need to ask other zones” he said.

     

    Okonkwo was born in Nsukka Enugu State. In 2013 he won the African Movie Academy Award on a Special Recognition of Pillars of Nollywood.

     

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  • SS18 Suit Collection: Cossly releases ‘Classic Suave’ featuring OC Ukeje, Damola Cruz

    Nigerian based fashion label Cossly has released it SS18 suit collection called Classic Suave. Branded by a modern, linear cut, the Cossly suits are made using high-quality fabrics capable of ensuring a unique style and fit.

    Modeled by the designers biggest muses; Nollywood actor OC Ukeje and Former Face of The World Damola Cruz, every piece in the collection is different but unified through tailoring, assertive and positive use of colour and a free-spirited audaciousness.

    From timeless black and intriguing designs to wedding suits, Cossly offers a collection of comfortable men’s suits perfect for every occasion and best when coordinated with the brand’s elegant shirts and accessories.

    Add a Classic Suave set to your wardrobe to enhance debonair to your suiting collection. The elite detailing of the sophisticated suits will definitely bring out the gentleman in you.

    Credits:

    Designer: @cossly_

    Models: @octhegreatukeje, @damolacruz

    Photographer: @ayoalasi for @alasistudios

    Makeup: @bvmakeovers

    Publicist: @moafricapr

    www.cosslywears.com

     

     

  • A producer put a knife to my neck, asked me to strip- Steph Nora Okeke

    Steph Nora Okere needs no introduction in Nollywood. The actress was among the generation of actors that started the soap-opera revolution in Nollywood.

    Speaking in an interview with Broadway TV, she recounted how she was sexually harassed in Nollywood.

     

    According to her:”If I say I haven’t been sexually harassed I will be lieing. It made me set up my NGO.

    “My family told me not to talk about it. I was harassed by a foremost producer who put a knife to my neck. It’s a story for another day . I stopped acting for 2 years, my family asked me to quit Nollywood. A producer put a knife to my neck and asked me to strip.

    “A producer lured me to his house, told me to put off my clothes, put a knife to my neck , what is worse than that?

    My family never supported me having acting as a full time job but when I started doing well and they started seeing me on TV, they started loving it until the producer guy did what he did and they said ‘that was enough of acting.”

     

     

  • Veens Clothing Presents 2018 Collection termed The Cynosure

    Nigerian based menswear label Veens Clothing showcases its latest collection with pictorial arresting images that taps into fleeting moments. These unusual casual wears are the ideal outfits to rock this event-promising twenty-eighteen.

    Featuring Nollywood actor Okey Uzoeshi, Mr Tourism Nigeria runner up Ernest Akparanta and fashion model Scott Pears, the lookbook shows off the variety of panaches present in the collection, from the cotton fabrics, patch works, colour mishmash and more.

    His previous collection was the attraction of all eyes at the African Fashion Week Event last year with creativity at its peak. Veens has consistently been a household sartorial name for celebrities at home and abroad; running fashion businesses up to a decade now.

    This collection is a great addition to every fashionable man’s closet and is sure to please. With every piece, you remain the center of attraction in the functions you grace this year. It is indeed the cynosure of all eyes.

    Credits:

    Designer @veensclothing1

    Photography: @oak_c

    Models: @okeyuzoeshi @classicerny @scottpears

    Publicist: @moafricapr

    Studio: @aysugarr

  • The changes I will love to see in Nollywood- Dami Elebe

    The name Dami Elebe may not ring a bell in Nollywood circles yet, but the curvy script writer and on-air-personality on Beat FM is the damsel behind successful online web drama series like Skinny Girl in Transit ,Rumor Has It and Jemeji.

     

    Dami noted that there are so many changes she would love to see in Nollywood. She also said scriptwriters need to be paid better.

     

    “I feel a lot of people still do not understand how important the story and script are. You see trailers of movies and you are so eager to watch only to get there and it is such a flawed story from near beginning to end. Of course there are situations where a script was written and the movie shot swayed away from the script to a certain extent but sometimes, it’s impossible to pick that as the issue when you see how terribly off the story is.

     

     

    “The story and script are the skeletal phase of any movie. It is too important because without it, there is no movie at all. Paying them peanuts to do such a job is insulting. I mean, you can never really pay someone enough for something so important to their minds but you can try to pay them something that is worth it. You see writers being paid hundred thousand to two hundred thousand per movie.

     

    “That’s quite unfair. Since that happens, you have writer expending so much brain power to give so many movies or TV shows so they can make enough to survive in these difficult economic times. This alone will tire the mind from thinking up super-duper epic stories. Paying them more will be amazing” she revealed to Bellanaija.

     

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  • 5 Trending movies you must see this weekend

    Here is a list of top trending movies carefully compiled for your viewership by TheNewsGuru.com to keep your holidays groovy. Enjoy it!

    The Foreigner

    This is an interesting movie about Quan who is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love — his teenage daughter — dies in a senseless act of politically motivated terrorism.

    His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

    Proud Mary

    Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hitwoman working for an organized crime family in Boston. Mary’s life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes awry.

    Busted

    Queen, born as a girl child into a decent home whose father’s strictness and mother’s ignorance led her into the arms of the maid whose consolation changed her entire being.

    Now as a grown woman unknown to her parents Queen has a different understanding to Life and has taken to a new lifestyle, she eventually meets The Love of her life Blessing; another beautiful young lady who willingly surrendered to the lifestyle due to the economic hardship.

    Hangman

    Decorated homicide detective Ray Archer (Al Pacino) partners with criminal profiler Will Ruiney (Karl Urban) to catch one of the city’s notoriously vicious serial killers, who is playing a twisted version of murder using the child’s game… HANGMAN, while journalist Christi Davies (Brittany Snow) reports on the crime spree, shadowing the detectives.

    Downsizing

    Downsizing imagines what might happen if, as a solution to over-population, Norwegian scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall and propose a 200-year global transition from big to small.

    People soon realize how much further money goes in a miniaturized world, and with the promise of a better life, everyman Paul Safranek (Matt Damon) and wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) decide to abandon their stressed lives in Omaha in order to get small and move to a new downsized community — a choice that triggers life-changing adventures.

     

     

  • Censors Board gives Nollywood pass mark

    The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has rated highly the quality of Nollywood movies verified and classified by the board in 2017.

     

    Mr Adedayo Thomas, the Executive Director of the board gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.

     

    Thomas, in a retrospective look into the past year, noted that many Nollywood producers have now given quality of production a top priority and had enhanced marketing and distribution.

     

    “Observation on recent trends in the industry shows that the new Nollywood producers have improved on the quality of content and are now competing with foreign movies in cinemas.

     

    “This goes to say that the new Nollywood has come of age as 67 Nigerian movies were premiered in cinemas across the country in 2017,” he said.

     

    Thomas said that during the period, the board adjudged the content quality of indigenous language movies better than those in English language.

     

    He noted with dismay that indigenous movies received by the board had continued to decline with Yoruba and Hausa movies becoming major sub-markets by sheer volume of products, size of audience and pedigree.

     

    “Their story lines are more socially-relevant, the plots are more engaging and the interpretation of roles more mature than home videos in English.

     

    “This is especially true of Yoruba movies with rich tradition that goes back in time long before Nollywood,” he said.

     

    He noted that in the classification of movies by language, the ones in English top the year with 67 per cent and the Hausa and Yoruba movies pitched 16 and each10per cent respectively.

     

    According to him, the year witnessed a marginal decline in the number of movies submitted for censorship and classification from 1,023 movies in 2016 to 946 in 2017.

     

    Thomas said that the decline could be traced to a recent trend in the industry where producers submit four-hour movie as one and thereafter split it when it would be ready for distribution.

     

    The executive director said that the board was working towards curbing the trend.

     

    The NFVCB boss explained that out of the total submission, 196 movies were for cinema exhibition.

     

    He disclosed that 475 local films were verified and classified, while 342 were referred and two were held back by the board.

     

    Thomas expressed concern over the paucity of the “G”- rated movies for ‘general viewing.’

     

    He, therefore, urged content producers to produce more movies under the ‘general viewing’ (G) classification for the viewing interests of children.

     

    “The creativity of the Nigerian movie maker and scriptwriter is being challenged to address the scanty offering in this segment,” he noted.

     

    Thomas said that the board recorded unprecedented success in the previous year adding that it ensured that uncensored and pirated films were completely removed from the movie market.

     

    According to him, the board carried out major raids in Alaba Interational market, known to be the hub of pirated films in Lagos.

     

    He said that similar operations were also carried out in Edo and Kaduna States, and several markets and sales outlets in the Federal Capital Territory towards the last quarter of the year.

     

    “The market value of the items seized worth millions of naira and that would serve as deterrent to prevent such illegal products from selling in the market at the expense of genuine ones.

     

    “We are working towards taking the culprits to court very soon,” Thomas said.

     

    He noted that the motion picture industry was not all about entertainment, but a big business that must be encouraged and protected to grow and bring profit to its investors.

  • In Nollywood, we don’t practice what we preach-Iyabo Ojo

    As 2018 beckons, celebrities are beginning to pour their minds over what they have learnt in 2017. Sensational actress and filmmaker, Iyabo Ojo who recently celebrated her 40th birthday has declared that in Nollywood, they don’t practice what they preach, adding that she is going into 2018 with positive vibes.

    The pretty mother of two started out saying she has learnt not to worry too much.

    “I have learnt in life not to worry too much because what will be, will be. I have learnt not to stress over what anyone says about me behind my back, (cowards are faceless) .I have learnt not to bother about friends (enemies in disguise) who pretend to love you but all they want is to get information about you, to gist about.(Joblessness).I have learnt to spot friends with benefit & give them 100 yards”.

     

    Recall that in 2017, Iyabo Ojo was allegedly involved in a scandal that hinted at her having a romantic affair with Apostle Johnson Suleiman. Iyabo neither denied the claim nor confirm it.

    Speaking about Nollywood, she said:” I have learnt a lot within my industry that we never practice what we preach.I hate no one. I avoid some because my happiness matters. In 2018, I am coming in with a stronger vibe”.

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  • Wives on Strike: The Revolution, now showing in cinemas nationwide

    Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli is crowning the year with a bang with her second installment of one of Nollywood’s highest grossing movie, Wives on Strike. The movie titled ‘Wives on Strike: The Revolution’ is now showing across cinemas Nationwide.

    Wives on Strike: The Revolution is a family movie which follows the chronicles of the women’s fight against domestic violence, after one of them was beaten to death by her husband. This leads to yet another strike by the women against their husbands, forcing their hands to stand up for what is right.

    The movie addresses domestic violence in such a way that you will laugh but be left clear headed that it is our collective responsibilities to stand against domestic violence.

    Speaking with the writer, producer and director of the movie, Omoni Oboli, she said; “I am excited about this movie in such a way that I can’t wait to start getting feedbacks. This is a movie that addresses a very sensitive issue in a way that everyone can relate to. This is very dear to my heart; I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did making it.”

    The movie stars talented actors like; Ufuoma McDermott, Uche Jombo, Kenneth Okonkwo, Julius Agwu, Chioma Akpotha, Omoni Oboli, Toyin Abraham, Chigurl, Simply saka, Odunlade Adekola, Sola Sobowale, Elvina Ibru, and others.

    ‘Wives on Strike: The Revolution’ is now showing in every cinemas across the Nation and also at Silverbird Cinemas, Liberia for lovers of Nollywood in the Country.

    Watch trailer below…