Nollywood Actress, Omotola Jalade Made Amnesty International Ambassador

Nollywood award winning star actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has been appointed an ambassador by the world's most popular human rights group, Amnesty International. And this is what they said about her in their website:

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is a leading Nigerian ‘Nollywood’ actress and singer, with a huge fan base across Africa and the Caribbean. Omotola launched Amnesty International’s maternal mortality campaign in Sierra Leone and supports our campaign for freedom of expression.

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Nollywood Actor, Emeka Ike Given Chieftaincy Title

When next you set your eyes on Emeka Ike, please endeavour to address him as a title holder.

The popular actor was given a  Chieftaincy  title  as “a  Christmas gift” on Wednesday, December 28, by the traditional ruler of Egbonike, in Anambra State.

The honour, according to the actor, was conferred on him in appreciation of the smiles he has put on the faces of so many Nigerians and the world at large through his acting prowess.

Disclosing this good news to HVP, Emeka Ike said “ I was given a Chieftancy title on December 28,  by the people of Egbonike, in Anambra State. This is one honour I cherish so much.”

Emeka Ike, who is described by many as one of the controversial actors in Nollywood hail from Anambra State. But in the words of the actor, “Ï am a Lagosian by birth and all my education was here in Lagos.”

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Nollywood Actress, Mercy Johnson Emerges Google's Most Searched Celebrity,After Facebook And 2go

One actress who made so much news in the year 2011 is delectable Nollywood screen goddess Mercy Johnson-Odianosen.

Saying that the year has been a really wonderful year for her is stating the obvious, after her largely publicized wedding to Prince Odianosen as the curvaceous actress remained number one choice in Nollywood from Asaba, Enugu, Lagos, to Abuja and beyond gracing posters and movie jackets.

In the year under review, she got married and was adjudged the best actress at the Afro-Australian Music and Movies Award (AAMMA) which is the only African award event in the whole of Australia and New Zealand. The award recognized Mercy Johnson as Africa’s Queen of the screen which is a symbolic recognition. The
award which is the third edition held at the Emmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia. Though Mercy Johnson was regrettably absent at the awards due to mixed up flight logistics beyond her control but prolific Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot received the award on her behalf.

Adding icing on the cake, MJ as she is fondly called recently emerged the most ‘goggled’ Nigerian celebrity on the popular search engine Google. According to statistics by Google, Mercy Johnson was the most searched Nigerian celebrity on the internet. She was beaten to the third place by Facebook, the social networking site, which came first, followed by 2go, a mobile messenger that allows one to chat with friends for free.

Apart from playing lead roles in big budget movie and acting in more than a dozen movies through the cause of the year, ,Mercy Johnson has also gained headlines throughout the year with her daring move to go bald for a movie role and her controversial  wedding in August  and also for her blindness rumor recently.

 The Okene, Kogi state native who made her movie debut in ‘’The Maid’’ years ago has appeared in over 100 movies and still counting and with other notable awards to her credit including the best actress at the exquisite Future Awards among others Mercy is truly the star to beat.

The top search terms concerning Mercy Johnson include: ‘mercy Johnson wedding’, and ‘Mercy Johnson blind’, ‘about Mercy Johnson’ among others.

Specifically thanking her fans Mercy says “I really appreciate you all for your love and concern throughout the year and also for your concern and calls about the blindness rumor, I really appreciate you all for the love, i felt so loved, didn’t know people care so much about my safety this much”

According to her PR Agency, Bigsam Media, the actress is on her knees saying thank you for being there for her all through the year. ‘We really want to thank Mercy’s fans and the general public for making her so significant in their lives and in this country by extension. I appreciate them for making me their favorite”

Credits to Olori Supergal

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Melanie Amaro Falls Down On Her Kneels Praying And Crying As She Is Crowned Winner Of X Factor USA 2011

Melanie Amaro erupted into a flood of joyful tears last night upon hearing she was crowned the winner of X Factor USA.

The powerful 19-year-old vocalist from Sunrise, Florida could barely keep her composure after winning the Fox talent competition over soulful 30-year-old singer Josh Krajcik of Wooster, Ohio.

Chris Rene, the 28-year-old singer-rapper from Santa Cruz, California, came in third place.

Amaro, who was mentored by judge Simon Cowell and was at one point eliminated from the contest, was awarded the grand prize: a $5 million recording contract and a starring role in a Pepsi commercial.

'Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God,' Amaro repeated after host Steve Jones announced her as the winner.

Despite continued prodding from Jones, Amaro couldn't quite formulate words when she was revealed to have captured the most viewer votes.

Upon finding out the news, Melanie embraced Simon and then immediately looked completely confused as to what had just happened as reality began to sink in.

Surrounded by friends and family who rushed to the stage to embrace her, Steve still failed to get a reaction from her.

'I want to say, America, thank you for giving this girl an opportunity,' said Cowell, who has not mentored an X Factor winner since Leona Lewis in the U.K version of the show in 2006.

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Denrele Shines At NBA Awards Night As He Bags Award Number 13

Channel O, VJ and Nigerian entertainer Denrele Edun, won his 13th award as an entertainer at the Nigerian Broadcasters Awards held penultimate Sunday (11 December 2011)at the Lagoon Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Denrele won the Most Popular Presenter in a category where he was nominated with five of Nigeria's top male television and entertainment personalities, including Uti Nwachuckwu of Africa Magic's Jara and M-Net's Big Brother fame. This was Denrele's first win at the second edition of the Nigerian Broadcasters Awards.

For the passionate 27-year-old, who is still fresh from the 2011 edition of Glo Naija Sings, this award makes him feel acknowledged, appreciated, recognised and above all, celebrated! "It's a major yardstick to show my relevance and consistency and above all, that my efforts are not in vain! Best of all, it's an avenue to prove that I'm rolling with the big league now…the Big 0!" he says, evidently proud of his present gig as Channel O VJ.

Denrele's larger-than-life and quirky personality is a force to be reckoned with and a power not to be ignored, and the proof is in the sterling number of plaques he has acquired which are in his wardrobe at his father's home!

These include the Dynamix Award for Best Youth TV Personality, which he won three times in a row; Nigeria Entertainment Award (NEA) for Best TV Personality (2010); Nigerian Model Achievers Award (NMAA) for Best Model TV Presenter (2009); City People Awards (for Excellence) for TV Personality of the Year (2008) and Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) for Media Personality of the Year (2009) to name a few of his accolades.

Upon receiving this award, Denrele thanked his father for always standing by him. "For tolerating my high-leveled insanity spells even when I used to rip off sleeves of his church shirts and also for allowing me express my individuality!" he says proudly. He also acknowledged and thanked his fellow nominees, his DStv family for giving him the opportunity to be part of Channel O and recognising the X-factor in him.

While congratulating Denrele on his award, Mrs Abiola Alabi, Managing Director, Mnet Africa, said Channel O is dedicated to providing quality musical entertainment across Africa and will continue to ensure that young musical talent are promoted across the continent .

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Monica Is The Winner Of MTN Project Fame, Season 4!

The sensational singer from Tu Face's own state, Monica beat five others to clinch the winning prize of a mouth watering recording contract, brand new RAV 4 jeep and 2.5 million naira. She deserves that 100% no doubt.

Monica's total prize money is a whooping 7 million naira.  She is the second female to have ever won the singing competition following massive votes that poured her way from her ecstatic fans.

Roy hit second place very close behind her.  He takes home 1.5 million naira and a Toyota corolla saloon car. Good boy!

The finalists. From left: Ruth, Ethel, Ese, Yvonne, Monica and Roy

Third runner up is Ethel while Second runner up is Ese.

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War Between Rita Dominic And Ini Edo Continues

The ongoing war between two Nollywood's actresses, Rita Dominic and Ini Edo Ehigwene might not come to an end soon if what we are getting from camps of both sides is anything to go by.

The storm in the tea cup started when Rita took to a social networking site, twitter to show her displeasure at what she indirectly referred to as a sham in the number of votes Ini got overnight while AFRIFF was one.

Both thespians had canvassed for votes to win in the Best Actress of the year category at the just concluded Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos. The category had Patience Ozorkwo, Funke Akindele, Joke Silva, Rita Dominic, Ini Edo and others.

According to reports, winners of the awards would get return tickets to Tribeca Film Festival in New York next year courtesy of Arik Air, which is one of the sponsors of AFRIFF.

Winning the award was initially by public voting system on AFRIFF's website. This made nominees canvass for votes from fans by every means available at their disposals. The organizers later settled for a lucky dip system, which produced Ini Edo as the winner, after the initial voting system generated lots of controversies.

We gathered that Ini's votes rose from 2586 to 6693 votes between the night of Wednesday to Thursday morning. This made Rita tweet, Ok, I have to announce this o! INI EDO who had 200 votes last night has eclipsed the first place actress by 200 votes. JEZUXXXX.

According to the information gathered by NigeriaFilms.Com from an insider, we were told that Rita is just jealous of Ini Edo. According to the insider, "Rita is just jealous of Ini Edo. It is very clear that the people love Ini more than her, she should just wake up to that reality."

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Nollywood Actress, Omotola Nominated For Ghana’s Best Actress Award

Nollywood star actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is set to add another feather to her cap as she  has been   nominated for Ghana Movie Awards Best actress category for her role in Leila Djansi's blockbuster 'Ties That Bind."
The actress, who rewarded dynamic widows in Lagos, yesterday in a program she titled, 'A 20'.
is expected to be in Accra later this month for the premiere of the movie. Her "A20" programme is another opportunity to celebrate widows who, for any reason, are in distress.

Not too long ago, Omotola emerged the favorite West African actress of the Year at the prestigious Screen Nation Film and Television Award, held at indigo O2 Arena in the UK. She  won the award alongside Ghollywood play boy actor, Majid Micheal who also emerged the favourite West African actor category

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Lagos State Enters Guinness World Records

Lagos State has entered the 'Guinness World Record' for been the largest assembly of children reading with an adult. The record was set on the 8 September 2011, when she read with 4,222 pupils, eclipsing the previous record held by the United Kingdom.
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (2nd from right) receiving the certificate for the Guinness Book of Records

"With our mass education programme, more people are going back to the classroom and learning to read and write, and this has helped to reduce illiteracy level amongst our people and also open their eyes to the opportunities open to them for economic development and self reliant" she stated.

The record previously held by the United Kingdom where 3,234 students read with an adult now belongs to Lagos State, courtesy of the Deputy Governor, noting that her participation in the programme demonstrated the passion of the State Government towards education and this has inspired the children to read more.

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24 Year Old Adorable Alexandra Nwokedi Is The "Face of Sleek 2011"

She absolutely radiates the Sleek Studio brand qualities of beauty, style and elegance. And her dazzling smile and gorgeous looks are ideal for promoting the beautiful makeup, hair and skincare products from Sleek Studio.

No wonder the 24 year old stunner from Imo State, Alexandra Nwokedi, instantly won over the judges and audience alike at Sunday night's phenomenal Face Of Sleek Nigeria 2011 grand finale 'Symphony Of Style III' event at Harbour Point in Victoria Island, Lagos.

A qualified lawyer, Alexandra glided effortlessly to win the beauty contest, and was selected – no, unanimously chosen – from thousands of aspiring models all over Nigeria to become the ambassador of Sleek Studio, the nation's leading hair and makeup brand. For the next twelve months, her face will launch innovative hair and beauty products from Sleek Studio, and she is truly set to take the modeling world by storm. And of course she will enjoy her brand new car and her all-expenses paid trip to the UK to take part in London Fashion Week, generously provided by sponsors Kia and Air France / KLM respectively. Not to mention her year's supply of fabulous Sleek Studio makeup, hair and new skincare products!

Best described as an 'elegant explosion of colours, style, beauty and variety, and everything else that is Sleek Studio',the event featured outstanding performances from the likes of Tiwa Savage and Wizid, and the surprise UK 'Quick Change' act.

"Symphony Of Style III was also an exciting celebration of two incredible milestones for our beauty business, which we are delighted to have achieved a year ahead of schedule," said Ify Ugochukwu, MD of Sleek Studio Hair.

"When we founded Sleek Studio four years ago, a major ambition was to create and launch a line of hair extensions that had the look and feel of premium 'Brazilian' human hair; yet was made of synthetic fibres and available at affordable prices. Introduced in September 2011 'Style Star' is our new synthetic weave line which consists of over five stunning styles, available for just N1,000 each."

Sleek Studio MD for Makeup and Skincare, Ebele Ugochukwu added "Another ambition was to research, produce and introduce our own line of skincare products, developed to address the needs of the wide variety of black skin types. And fresh off the production line is our brand new 'S.Studio' skincare line for men and women. It is the answer to dull skin and consists of an exfoliating range and a lightening range….your face will thank you!"

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