Entertainment
Omotola Emerges 2013 Africa’s Lady Of ShowBiz
Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde added another feather to her cap by making the 2013 time 100 World’s Icon list as one of the most influential people in the world on the same honour list are Beyonce, Kate Middleton, Michelle Obama, Juslin Timber lake and the Chinese Tennis Star Li Na.
The previous honourees include: President Barak Obama, Opra Winfrey and Angelina Jolie. In this years edition, President Obama was recognised as one of the world’s most influential leaders, while Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z was recognised as a tifan.
In a statement released by the magazine, Omotola was described as Africa’s leading lady of showbiz, after two decades of consistent on screen success. The African Jewel accomplishments have been recognised as a pioneering force of the Nollywood film industry.
The actress who was recently interviewed by CNN has received dozens of accolades. Her recognition by time magazine
Hot only catapults her to superstar dorm but also reinforces the African film industry as a global power house.
It would be recalled that this very talented actress got married to Capt. Matthew Ekeinde at the tender age of 18 and has 4 children. Apart from being one of the most successful Nollywood actresses, she is also a singer.
Her first role in a movie came in the film venom of justice “(1995), she burst into the Nollywood clan with the movie “mortal inheritance”.
(1995) where she played a sickle cell patient who fights for her life when she knows that she might not be able to live.
At the end of the day she has a baby and eventually lives. This film which received good reviews, won her awards for her role in the movie and is still known as one of Nigeria’s best movies ever made. Ever since then, she has not looked back and she has starred in block buster movies like “Games Women Play”, “Blood Sisters”, “All my Life”, “Last Wedding”, “My Story”, “The Woman in Me” etc.
In the year 2005 she launched her music career. She is fondly called ‘Omosexy’ by her largefuns because of her pretty look and well carved out body.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
-
Business24 hours agoNERC Amends Order on Meter Tampering, Power Bypass For Discos
-
News1 day agoPolice Arrest Nigerian, Two Others For Kidnapping In Edo
-
Business24 hours agoNigeria, AFC sign $1.3 billion deal to build alumina refinery
-
Rivers23 hours agoKENPOLY Rector Promises To Prioritise Students’ Welfare
-
Nation1 day agoPerm Sec Explains Success Of FGM Elimination Programme In Rivers
-
Rivers23 hours agoDon, Stakeholders Urge Environmental Laws In N’Delta
-
News1 day agoNDLEA Arrests Ex-Councillor With 40kg Skunk, Recovers Drugs In Diapers
-
Rivers23 hours agoADIAFRICA Flags-off Free Eye Screening Outreach In PH