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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Sun, 21 Nov 2009 11:09:38 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 11/21/2009 11:09:38 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 To before warned is to before armed goes a wise saying which seems to be acting out in reality in the Nigerian entertainment scene lately With the incessant kidnappings recorded in the SouthEast in general entertainment practitioners all over the state are now turning down offers to come and perform at concerts and shows in the region This i ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5888/3/kidnapping-artistes-reject-shows-in-the-east.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5888/3/kidnapping-artistes-reject-shows-in-the-east.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5888/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Nov 2009 06:23:06 +0100 1 Man meets womanhe is married with kids and his wife lives in dublinshe is married and has kids as well and lives in nigeratunde is based in ireland but shuttles nigeria and whever when he gets a scriptWellSparks fly and both begin a relationship that spiralled into something so dangerous that he beat her up and changed he ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5874/3/shocking-picturesmarried-yoruba-actor-batters-marr.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5874/3/shocking-picturesmarried-yoruba-actor-batters-marr.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5874/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 16 Nov 2009 00:34:25 +0100 0 Nollywood actress Lola Alao has denied the wide spread rumour that she is presently carrying the baby of an alleged Holland based lover Biodun Bodunrin and that the two shall be getting married soonThe Kogi born beautiful actress in a chat with a weekly published newspaper recently in Lagos stated that although her marriage failed to work but ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5844/3/im-not-pregnant-for-biodun-bodunrin-lola-alao.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5844/3/im-not-pregnant-for-biodun-bodunrin-lola-alao.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5844/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:04 +0100 0 Actress Oge OkoyeDuru has been dazzling Nollywood viewers in the last years and she has featured in over movies Oge who is happily married to a Hollandbased businessman is often seen as one of Nollywoods bad girls as a result of some of her movie roles However the goodlooking actress has another view to the general perception o ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5796/3/marriage-has-made-me-focused-oge-okoye.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5796/3/marriage-has-made-me-focused-oge-okoye.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5796/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 07 Nov 2009 07:00:12 +0100 0 Already in high spirits to contest in the forthcoming Celebrity Takes contest next month popular Yoruba actress Fathia Balogun has begun to rehearse for the competitionFathia who is currently in UK where she had gone to grace an award ceremony we learnt will be heading home any time from now to continue with rehearsals and taking of ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5783/3/fathia-balogun-rehearses-for-dance-show.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5783/3/fathia-balogun-rehearses-for-dance-show.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5783/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 04 Nov 2009 21:45:11 +0100 0 He is more popularly known as African James Bond but his creativity and knowledge about the movie industry eclipses all of that make believe name As an actor he has nothing more to prove and the awards he has collected over the years is a pointer to the factHe was cornered by our Entertainment Editor Ogbonna Amadi at the Ocean View restaura ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5765/3/ive-gone-past-pains-of-my-crashed-marriage-saheed-.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5765/3/ive-gone-past-pains-of-my-crashed-marriage-saheed-.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5765/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 01 Nov 2009 17:08:24 +0100 0 As I sit in the comfortable arm chair in ace Producer Emem Isongs sitting room I await the arrival of her house guest Nse Ikpe Etim the fast rising star in Nollywood the lady that gave Femi Ramsey Noahs character a run for his money in the movie Reloaded Her performance as the fiery wife of a philandering husband really struck a cord with ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5756/3/nse-ikpe-etim-an-interview-with-nollywoods-it-girl.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5756/3/nse-ikpe-etim-an-interview-with-nollywoods-it-girl.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5756/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 23 Oct 2009 10:19:17 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5724/3/star-actress-fali-werepe-in-trouble.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5724/3/star-actress-fali-werepe-in-trouble.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5724/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 09 Oct 2009 09:04:56 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5689/3/interview-with-kingsley-bangwell-ceo-youngstars-fo.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5689/3/interview-with-kingsley-bangwell-ceo-youngstars-fo.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5689/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 02 Oct 2009 00:26:55 +0100 0 Just some few weeks after the burial of the King of Pop words reaching Trendtainment is that King of Punk in the Nigerian entertainment industry Charles Oputa aka Charley Boy and acclaimed Area Fada has undergone a plastic surgery The Area Fada was recently seen on a musical location somewhere around LEKKI Lagos State with international ac ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5683/3/charley-boy-undergoes-plastic-surgery.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5683/3/charley-boy-undergoes-plastic-surgery.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5683/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 30 Sep 2009 23:42:30 +0100 0 Annie Macaulay the actress who has become a subject of discourse since she rose to stardom some years back over her personality and choice of man is one lady that has remained unshakenThis Akwa Ibomborn damsel and mother of one would not talk about her romance personal affair or her intimacy with awardwinning songster Tuface Innocent Uj ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5664/3/ive-learnt-a-lot-from-tuface-annie-macaulay.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5664/3/ive-learnt-a-lot-from-tuface-annie-macaulay.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5664/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 27 Sep 2009 12:54:23 +0100 0 So who wants to go first Bob ManuelUdokwu asks the journalists waiting to interview him Asked if he is the only capable host of the reality television show Ultimate Search which he has anchored three times consecutively he replied No I dont think thats the caseI believe it is because the owners of the show Nigerian Breweries ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5636/3/acting-comes-naturally-to-me.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5636/3/acting-comes-naturally-to-me.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5636/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 20 Sep 2009 01:45:40 +0100 0 Elizabeth Ibukunoluwa Anjorin came into prominence after she starred in a Yoruba flick entitled Iyawo Ojo Kan Before then she had been involved in few productions and had only managed to get minor roles because she was relatively new in the industry However that wasnt to last long as the fame also brought with it scandals one of which is ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5628/3/i-will-be-more-careful-with-men-lizzy-anjorin.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5628/3/i-will-be-more-careful-with-men-lizzy-anjorin.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5628/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 19 Sep 2009 07:52:32 +0100 0 this pair had been secretly seeing each other but made their relationship public recently at actress rita dominics birthday bash at lacapane tropicana in april the two lovebirds who recently confirmed their romance to encomium magazine in an interview secretly got engaged before adaeze boarded her flight to begin school at UCLA source ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5606/3/ex-mbgn-adaeze-igwe-set-to-wed-footballer-joseph-y.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5606/3/ex-mbgn-adaeze-igwe-set-to-wed-footballer-joseph-y.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5606/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 15 Sep 2009 22:43:32 +0100 0 She is a fantastic Yoruba and English actress of many years But Henrietta Kosoko a very robust actress married to a popular actor and president of the Association of Nigeria TheatreArts Practitioners ANTP an umbrella body of all Yoruba thespians in the country Prince Jide Kosoko cut her niche immediately after featuring in that popul ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5598/3/polygamy-is-fun-says-henrietta-jide-kosokos-wife.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5598/3/polygamy-is-fun-says-henrietta-jide-kosokos-wife.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5598/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 13 Sep 2009 16:55:42 +0100 1 Following the kidnapping and release of star actor Pete Edochie Nigerian artistes have appealed to the kidnappers to spare themSpeaking on the kindnapping menace the interim president of Actors Guild of Nigeria AGN Kanayo O Kanayo described the issue as a bad development for the people in the entertainment industryWe see it as a ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5564/3/spare-us-artistes-beg-kidnapperskanayo-o-kanayo.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5564/3/spare-us-artistes-beg-kidnapperskanayo-o-kanayo.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5564/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 04 Sep 2009 22:25:42 +0100 1 Boobs flaunting actress Cossy Orjiakor widely believed to be an epitome of indecency is not a moralist But here shes counselling her teeming fans concerning the need for them to begin to invest their wealth in something that will prosper them in futureOrjiakor is saying that investing in fixed asset pays more than anything else And shes ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5510/3/cossy-orjiakor-opens-up-on-her-investment.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5510/3/cossy-orjiakor-opens-up-on-her-investment.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5510/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 28 Aug 2009 22:04:56 +0100 0 There cant be two Bukky Wright She sauntered into the corporate headquarters of The Sun Newspapers with poise You would be forgiven if you think she has never been a guest to the labour room or was a spinster beauty queen waiting for Mr Right But in reality star actress Bukky Wright is a mother of two In this noholdsbarred inter ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5494/3/gbenga-daniel-i-bukky-wright.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5494/3/gbenga-daniel-i-bukky-wright.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5494/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 24 Aug 2009 13:54:21 +0100 0 The battle for the presidency of the Actors Guild of Nigeria AGN is getting more interesting by the day as more gladiators have thrown their hat into the ringTwo stalwarts of the guild it was learnt last week are seriously considering running for the presidency of the association Emeka Rollas the man who contested against Ejike Asiegbu ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5459/3/emeka-ike-segun-arinze-and-emeka-rollas-battle-for.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5459/3/emeka-ike-segun-arinze-and-emeka-rollas-battle-for.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5459/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 20 Aug 2009 07:47:40 +0100 0 He is one of the big names in the Yoruba movie scene He is seen as an elder whose views matter on issues in the Yoruba sector of the Nigerian film industry But those who knew him while he was young said he used to sell locks at his fathers shop at Agarawu Market near Idumota But things changed for this actor from Ogun State once he started acti ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5455/3/grass-to-grace-story-of-yoruba-actor-who-is-he.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5455/3/grass-to-grace-story-of-yoruba-actor-who-is-he.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5455/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 18 Aug 2009 09:30:04 +0100 0 Over actors converged at the Actors Guild of Nigeria AGN secretariat Ajao Road Surulere on Monday for a meeting to discuss the way forward following the leadership crisis that has been rocking the guild During the meeting which had the likes of Segun Arinze Osita Iheme Pawpaw John Okafor Nonso Diobi Ernest Obi Chidi Mokeme and Ch ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5451/3/nigerian-actors-are-suffering-kok.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5451/3/nigerian-actors-are-suffering-kok.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5451/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 18 Aug 2009 20:10:44 +0100 0 The Soundcity Music Video Awards SMVA drew a bigger crowd than many had expected Musicians actors TV presenters and other celebrities besieged Oceanview Victoria Island Lagos on Saturday August for the event So was KlieglightsDon Jazzy Turns Hip ProducerMembers of the MoHits crew were so happy at the SMVA they couldn ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5407/3/all-the-gist-at-smva-2009.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5407/3/all-the-gist-at-smva-2009.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5407/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 08 Aug 2009 08:03:03 +0100 2 What I understand in this whole scenario is that when a set of people no longer want a particular person to lead them it is behoving on that leader to relinquish power to allow peace to reign Most times our small organisation is a clear reflection of what the larger societies represent You know this sit tight syndrome is very wrong I also thin ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5369/3/st-obi-mama-g-react-bot-members-should-be-sacked-t.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5369/3/st-obi-mama-g-react-bot-members-should-be-sacked-t.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5369/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 02 Aug 2009 07:54:23 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5340/3/iya-rainbow-jets-out.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5340/3/iya-rainbow-jets-out.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5340/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 09 Aug 2009 22:09:10 +0100 0 Former IBAN girl Ifeyinwa Charity Arinze popularly known as Ephy is currently torn between fulfilling her dream of making success of her musical career and giving in to the amorous demands from menWhile she works day and night to build a career for herself men wont let her concentrate They simply want to register her name on their conque ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5285/3/men-just-want-to-sleep-with-mebutifeyinwa-charity-.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5285/3/men-just-want-to-sleep-with-mebutifeyinwa-charity-.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5285/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 22 Jul 2009 10:06:51 +0100 0 Tayo Odueke a Yourba actress who is fondly known as Sikiratu Sindodo is alleged to be having a sizzling romance with Murphy Simba a popular socialite a prominent businessman tall and handsome He is one of the big boys within Lagos Island who is said to be happily married to Biola a fair skinned lady who runs a shop at Alade Market A source s ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5283/3/sikirat-sindodo-romances-murphy-simba.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5283/3/sikirat-sindodo-romances-murphy-simba.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5283/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 22 Jul 2009 10:06:44 +0100 0 A flood of negative reactions have trailed the bid of Nollywood star Eucharia Anunobi to land a N million divorce settlement from her estranged husband Charles EkwuFor her multimillion naira demand from the father of her eightyear old son scores of readers who commented on an earlier story run by httpnigeriafilmscom on the divorce ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5257/3/you-are-a-gold-digger-eucharia-lambasted-backpedal.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5257/3/you-are-a-gold-digger-eucharia-lambasted-backpedal.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5257/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 18 Jul 2009 06:59:38 +0100 0 The recent experiment of effizi exhibited by Omotola Jolade Ekeinde could probably pass for one of the stunts that go with being a star or soIt beats the imagination why Omo Sexy who breezed into the final lap of the event with her black and white attire wore a big dark sunshade in an enclosed place in the evening Curious also is the ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5218/3/omotola-stuns-all-with-dark-goggles.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5218/3/omotola-stuns-all-with-dark-goggles.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5218/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 13 Jul 2009 02:10:09 +0100 0 For every woman there is usually that part of the body she likes most the part of your body you can easily flaunt with shoulders high That part people compliment you about Anita Joseph says she has beautiful eyes Zizi Cardow a fashion designer says hers are her legs and that is why she sticks to short dresses or minis For Data Okorodudu ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5195/3/i-hate-my-buttocks-theyre-too-big-uche-ogbodo.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5195/3/i-hate-my-buttocks-theyre-too-big-uche-ogbodo.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5195/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 10 Jul 2009 08:06:37 +0100 0 UN Peace Ambassador and star of Rush Hour Ejiro Okurame has declared that Cossys action has affected the image of Nollywood actresses negativelyThough I cannot tell if she actually did it or not it has affected us negatively because she is one of us said Okurame in a noholdsbarred interview As an actress Im not proud of the enti ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5155/3/ejiro-okurami-slams-cossy-orjiakor-saysyoure-a-dis.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5155/3/ejiro-okurami-slams-cossy-orjiakor-saysyoure-a-dis.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5155/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 04 Jul 2009 05:15:24 +0100 0