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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Tue, 23 Nov 2009 03:56:26 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 11/23/2009 3:56:26 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5905/3/next-movie-star-in-financial-mess.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5905/3/next-movie-star-in-financial-mess.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5905/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 21 Nov 2009 05:41:33 +0100 0 After years of his death the great Afrobeat musician Olufela Anikulapo Kutis music has continue to gain more recognition and has even won many post humors awards so it was not surprise when recently American top singer JayZ and Will and Jada Pinkett Smith officially signed on as coproducers of Fela a musical about the late Afrobeat pi ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5889/3/j-z-will-smith-to-produce-fela.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5889/3/j-z-will-smith-to-produce-fela.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5889/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Nov 2009 06:29:29 +0100 0 The wind of change continues to blow over Nollywood as more and more professionals are crossing over to swell its ranks The latest entrant is Chisom Ozlee a pretty upcoming US based produceractress She was in the country recently to shoot a new film starring Ramsey Nouah Uche Jombo and Mona Lisa Chinda I had a few words with her and this i ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5867/3/im-here-to-make-a-difference-chisom-oz-lee.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5867/3/im-here-to-make-a-difference-chisom-oz-lee.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5867/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 15 Nov 2009 10:46:47 +0100 0 It is no longer news that most nollywoodites are trying to bag some sort of education or the other nowno thanks to the many veterans without a formal educationNews reaching us was that Ufuoma Ejenobor recently left a set where she was shooting a movie to go write her final masters exams when asked why she was leaving without finishing he ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5841/3/beauty-and-brains-ufuoma-ejenobor.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5841/3/beauty-and-brains-ufuoma-ejenobor.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5841/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 13 Nov 2009 07:29:51 +0100 0 First of all let me say here that I am a diehard Nollywood enthusiast and I make no apologies for that Why Well not only because Im a writer there but also because it is an industry wholly created driven and sustained by the Nigerian youth Anything like that certainly deserves my attention Gone are the days when I was a Nollywoodbasher ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5835/3/nollywood-moving-up.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5835/3/nollywood-moving-up.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5835/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 11 Nov 2009 21:10:15 +0100 0 All is definitely not well in the leadership of Association of Theatre Arts Practitioners ANTP as one of the contenders for the presidency of the association Yemi Soluade has accused the outgoing president Jide Kosoko of partiality and favoritism ANTP the body responsible for running the affairs of the Yoruba genre of the movie industr ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5813/3/jide-kosoko-wants-to-install-a-stooge-yemi-soluade.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5813/3/jide-kosoko-wants-to-install-a-stooge-yemi-soluade.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5813/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 08 Nov 2009 08:02:07 +0100 0 The name Oluwa Kayode Olaseyinde rings a bell Viewers of Papa Ajasco of Wale Adenuga Productions WAP would not forget him in haste He is the humorous actor popularly known as Pa JamesOlaseyinde who hails from Kpatakwu in Ifelodu Local Government Area of Kwara State was born and bred in Lagos He came from a family of six and he is the f ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5799/3/ive-been-making-people-laugh-right-from-childhood-.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5799/3/ive-been-making-people-laugh-right-from-childhood-.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5799/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 07 Nov 2009 05:51:18 +0100 0 No matter the scandals that may have followed her around one thing you cannot take away from Mercy Johnson is the love she has for her fans especially the underprivileged onesAnd to express this love the actress alongside popular comedian Gbenga Adeyinka stormed some secondary schools in Ikeja Lagos and distributed books and Tshirts to ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5776/3/mercy-johnson-shows-love-to-the-less-privileged.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5776/3/mercy-johnson-shows-love-to-the-less-privileged.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5776/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 04 Nov 2009 07:06:54 +0100 0 If there is one guy in Nollywood that a lot of people fear to dare its the tall and very muscular Femi Ogedengbe He recently returned from London where he went to shoot a multimillion naira Yoruba flick Basking in the euphoria of the new film he called friends relatives and associates to host them on his birthday a couple of days ago In ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5743/3/femi-ogedengbe-adds-a-year-fetes-friends.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5743/3/femi-ogedengbe-adds-a-year-fetes-friends.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5743/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 21 Oct 2009 22:28:52 +0100 0 Toyin Adegbola is best known as Ajoke Asewo To Re Mecca and she embraced stardom after her performance in a Yoruba flick of that title some years back After her role as a repentant prostitute in the flick the lightskinned mother and wife has remained in the spotlight as a force to reckon with in the Yoruba movie industry where she holds s ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5705/3/no-crime-in-men-admiring-me-toyin-adegbola.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5705/3/no-crime-in-men-admiring-me-toyin-adegbola.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5705/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 03 Oct 2009 17:43:02 +0100 0 Last week while sitting in the high court waiting for the next hearing in the MOPPAN lawsuit against the Kano State Censorship Board and other bodies to begin it ended up being rescheduled for July I received a phone call from a student representative saying they had been waiting for me for an hour in class It turns out that I had apparentl ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5691/3/on-students-optimism-and-movies-they-like.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5691/3/on-students-optimism-and-movies-they-like.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5691/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 03 Oct 2009 01:50:17 +0100 0 Emerging screen diva Esther Audu will no doubt go places in Nollywood Shes not only passionate about acting but has also set a target for herself and the burgeoning career in the make believe world With over a dozen movies and a couple of sizzling soaps to her credit the Igala Kogi Stateborn starlet has not stopped dazzling fans with h ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5680/3/my-love-life-and-acting-nollywood-starlet-esther-a.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5680/3/my-love-life-and-acting-nollywood-starlet-esther-a.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5680/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 30 Sep 2009 23:27:14 +0100 0 HE may not be the face on every movie poster or jacket and that has not removed the Umuahia Abia Stateborn actor and model from being recognised in Nollywood Although Leo Mezie joined the movie industry in it was not until that the sun set for the actor who has become a constant face in most home video movies courtesy of his acting ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5646/3/acting-has-been-very-rewarding-leo.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5646/3/acting-has-been-very-rewarding-leo.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5646/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 23 Sep 2009 23:26:54 +0100 0 The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Marvel Akpoyibo has told the former National President of the Actor Guild of Nigeria AGN Ejike Asiegbu to make peace with his constituencyThe commissioner made this statement when the warring parties in AGN visited him in his officenigeriafilmscom gathered that after listening to the grievan ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5602/3/go-make-peace-with-agn-akpoyibo-tells-ejike-asiegb.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5602/3/go-make-peace-with-agn-akpoyibo-tells-ejike-asiegb.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5602/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 15 Sep 2009 21:40:02 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5596/3/rose-odika-beauty-and-the-beast-called-marriage.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5596/3/rose-odika-beauty-and-the-beast-called-marriage.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5596/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 16 Sep 2009 09:36:32 +0100 0 As the saying goes it is only those who wear the shoe or have worn the shoe that knows where it pinches Star actress Stella Damasus Nzeribe who once experienced widowhood has teamed up with another widow Mrs Jemilath Ofogbu Oboh to form an organization The Young Widow Association of Nigeria to cater for the needs of widows According to St ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5577/3/widows-mite-stella-damasus-teams-with-jemilath-to-.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5577/3/widows-mite-stella-damasus-teams-with-jemilath-to-.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5577/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 07 Sep 2009 10:01:58 +0100 0 The late Monsurat Omidinas main unfulfilled dream was to witness the wedding of her year old daughterThe late actress unknown to many had been planning for the introduction ceremony of her daughter LaraThe proposed ceremony according to Omolara the deceaseds daughter was being discussed at the Omidinas residence on Monday even ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5563/3/moladuns-unfulfilled-dreams.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5563/3/moladuns-unfulfilled-dreams.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5563/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 04 Sep 2009 22:22:37 +0100 0 It was a dream come true for Remdel and a mission accomplished by all categories of filmmakers The edition of the festival of indigenous African films Behind the Screen held in Akure Ondo state capital recently The festival expectedly proffered new ways and methods for motion picture practitioners to realize their dreams It also soug ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5558/3/sodimu-wright-faces-of-remdels-ofinga.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5558/3/sodimu-wright-faces-of-remdels-ofinga.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5558/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 04 Sep 2009 20:55:54 +0100 0 Biodun Okeowo might not ring a bell among avid lovers of Nigerian movies but Tolani Osinrin definitely would moniker is the beautiful Yoruba actress who was born many years ago Miss Okeowo is the commercial arts graduate of the Lagos State University LASU Ojo cut her teeth in the industry after the production of her own flick Tolani O ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5527/3/i-handle-men-politely-biodun-okeowo.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5527/3/i-handle-men-politely-biodun-okeowo.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5527/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 31 Aug 2009 07:49:32 +0100 0 Norbert Young is a household name in Nigeria Television viewers will not forget his performance in the now rested soap opera Checkmate where he played the role of a university teacher In that television series he exposed some of the bad things lecturers do and he was good playing the roleA core professional Young said that the country wo ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5514/3/indiscipline-in-nollywood-so-bad-that-actors-insis.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5514/3/indiscipline-in-nollywood-so-bad-that-actors-insis.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5514/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 29 Aug 2009 07:03:29 +0100 0 Actressturneddiplomat Franca Aernan has paid her dues in Nollywood Through sheer hard work and consistency she has risen to the top of her career and contributed immensely to the growth of the industryAside acting and being a publisher Benue Stateborn Franca has churned out four successful movies as a producerMy dream is to produce ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5512/3/nollywood-i-was-on-sabbatical-says-franca-aernan.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5512/3/nollywood-i-was-on-sabbatical-says-franca-aernan.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5512/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 29 Aug 2009 06:49:37 +0100 0 Nigerian movies producers have over the years churned out films with plotline that reflect the everchanging political cultural climate and current events Their storylines revolve around corruption prostitution folklore HIVAIDS romance slavery civil war witchcraft and kidnap CHINYERE OKOYE looks at the storylines against the happenings a ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5470/3/travails-of-nollywood-stars.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5470/3/travails-of-nollywood-stars.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5470/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 21 Aug 2009 23:26:28 +0100 0 Jim Iyke actor producer musician businessman and entertainer per excellence in this chat with TOPE OLUKOLE recently said his coming into music was purely a business decision Im Jim Iyke an actor producer business man and a traveler now a musician who just came up with an album entitled Who am I that also featured artiste like Tu fac ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5468/3/how-i-wish-i-was-not-that-popular-jim-iyke.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5468/3/how-i-wish-i-was-not-that-popular-jim-iyke.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5468/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 21 Aug 2009 07:56:14 +0100 0 All over the world there are often speculations on how film producers and directors choose casts for their productions In Hollywood producers have been frequently accused of sex for roles However it is quite obvious that Hollywood producers also have a knack for discovering talents and that merit comes to play in casting for roles Then when y ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5456/3/spiritual-speculations-yoruba-films-casts.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5456/3/spiritual-speculations-yoruba-films-casts.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5456/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 18 Aug 2009 10:05:55 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5398/3/uche-is-gulder-ultimate-man.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5398/3/uche-is-gulder-ultimate-man.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5398/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 14 Aug 2009 12:40:02 +0100 0 As a mark of its resolve to develop the motion picture industry in the country Remdel Optimum Communications Limited ROCOM will on August open this years edition of Behind the Screen in celebration of African cultural heritageThe yearly ritual which enters its third edition in the Ondo State capital has the theme Impact and Survival ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5392/3/in-akure-filmmakers-celebrate-african-values.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5392/3/in-akure-filmmakers-celebrate-african-values.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5392/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 09 Aug 2009 11:09:55 +0100 0 Nollywood the pride of Africa and the second largest filmproducing nation globally is gearing up for the forthcoming apostolic consecration of movie evangelist and founder of Liberty Gospel Church Mrs Helen UkpabioThe now talkofthe town event holds elaborately on Saturday August in Calabar Cross River State with several Nol ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5384/3/nollywood-quakes-for-ukpabios-consecration.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5384/3/nollywood-quakes-for-ukpabios-consecration.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5384/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 07 Aug 2009 10:42:09 +0100 0 Star actress Stella Damasus Nzeribe has described the latest talk in town that she is having a running battle with Foluke Daramola another actress over Taiwo Afolabi the CEO of Sifax Group as false A visibly angry Stella told ShowbizNow during the week that the report in a national newspaper was irresponsible The writer did not even conta ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5375/3/foluke-i-are-not-fighting-over-sifax-boss-stella-d.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5375/3/foluke-i-are-not-fighting-over-sifax-boss-stella-d.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5375/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 04 Aug 2009 07:14:38 +0100 0 Saidi Balogun is one of the most sought after Nigerian actors Though he is tilted more to the Yoruba genre he is a very talented crossover actor who has featured in a lot of movies He delved into music some years ago when he released a Fuji album When Hazeez Balogun met him at his Allen Avenue office in Ikeja Lagos the journalist found ou ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5362/3/dont-ask-me-about-fathia-saidi-balogun.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5362/3/dont-ask-me-about-fathia-saidi-balogun.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5362/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 02 Aug 2009 07:30:05 +0100 0 From the crowded streets of Lagos to the lighted corners of Sierra leone Nigerias film industry popularly called Nollywood happens to be a new rave that attracts the attention of Africa loving television viewersThe Nollywood no doubt has turned an industry that has gained popularity for its casts and the country promoting tourism between ne ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5348/3/nigeria-movie-sweeps-across-africa.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5348/3/nigeria-movie-sweeps-across-africa.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5348/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 30 Jul 2009 01:13:25 +0100 0