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Most Handsome Nollywood Actors On Parade
Obviously, everyone has his or her own taste when it comes to physical appearance, it is hard to say for sure who is the most handsome male actor in Nigeria. Below are 20 actors who are very popular and talented and you can choose your favourite amongst them.
Odunlade Adekola: Among the Yoruba actors, he is probably the most recognisable and famous one. He is famous for both his acting talents and good looks. This actor debuted in Nollywood in the mid’90s and has starred in more than 100 movies. He has a few lucrative endorsement with big companies like Gold berge Conoil and Glo. He is the CEO of Oduncade Adekola Film production, married with four boys.
Okechukwu Ukeje: He is one of the charismatic actors in Nollywood and highly talented. Some of his most popular movies include Alan Pozza, Hoodrush, Two Brides and A Baby, Half of A Yellow Sun and Confusion Na Wa.
Bryan Okwara: He is former Mr. Nigeria and reached semifinal in the prestigious Mr. World on the type of women he likes. He said they must have confidence and self-love which are more important to him than appearance. He has featured in several Nollywood movies.
Blossom Chukwujekwu: A graduate of Mass Communication, Anambra State University of Science and Technology, joined the House of Theatre where he had a main role in the stage production, Godless: “The path to Dawn” it was the stage play role that encouraged him to try out acting in movies. His prominent movies include Finding Mercy, Flower Girl, Knocking on Heaven’s Door, A Race Called Happy, The Visit and Ghana Must Go.
Ramsey Nouah: This celebrity is widely called ‘Nollywood Lover Boy’ because of his handsome appearance and charming personality. He started his acting career in 1993, in the popular Nigerian soap opera; fortunes’, since then, he went on to get roles in many award winning Nollywood movies. He is married with three lovely children.
Uti Nwachukwu: He is not only a successful Nollywood actor but a prominent television personality. He is the winner of the All Star Season of Big Brother and developed a great career after the show. He started his acting career in 2011 and proved to be a great actor. Uti Nwachukwu is one of the most famous bachelors in Nollywood.
Desmond Elliot: This handsome actor and politician was the face of Tantalizers and represented the company for many years. Some of his over 200 Nollywood movies include. Reloaded, Men Who Cheat, 30 Days in Atlanta and Yahoo Millionnaire among others. He was also one time Glo Ambassador. He is happily married with four children.
Yul Edochie: Son of veteran Nollywood star, Pete Edochie. He has acted in more than 200 movies and has won some prestigious awards for his works. Though Yul has a lot of female admirers who appreciate his sweet face and acting talents his heart belongs only to his wife, May Aligwe-Edochie. They are married with three children.
Gideon Okeke: Since he starred in the 2008 Big Brother Naija, Gideon’s career went up and he became one of the most popular handsome faces of Nollywood. The Biochemistry graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University later enrolled in the Lee Strasberg Institute, New York, where he got his professional acting skills and since then, has featured in countless movies.
Alex Ekubo: Before becoming an actor, Alex Ekubo was a successful model and pageant contestant. He became the first runner up at the Mr. Nigeria 2010. His professional debut in Nollywood was in “Sinners in the House” after which he featured in other hit movies like. A Man for the Weekend, Diary of a Lagos Girl Aina’, Dream Worker, Lagos Cougas, Gbomo Gomo Express, Single, Married and Complicated Weekend, Get Away and Under Cover Lover.
Others that made the list of most handsome Nollywood actors are: Banky W, Sean Akindele, Joseph Benjamin, Kenneth Okolie and Emmaniel Ikubese as well as Bolanle Ninalowo, Gabriel Afolanya, Gbeuro Ajibade, Micheal Godson and Mofe Duncan.
Entertainment
Ijaw Nation Day Festival Begins, Today
All is now set for the three-day cultural event tagged, Ijaw ‘Nation Day Festival’ expected to commence today, in Lagos State.
The fiesta is organised by Miebaka Aggo, a professional cyclist and an Ijaw son who is currently based in Lagos State.
Aggo, who disclosed this to The Tide Entertainment yesterday, said that the cultural event which is organised annually, serves as a reminder of the Ijaw culture to the ijaws residing in Lagos State
’For the cultural festival is to show the Ijaws in Lagos our tradition, so they don’t forget,’ he said.
According to him, the fiesta will feature cultural displays such as masquerades, Ijaw dance performances, boat regatta and traditional wrestling, arts and crafts displays and musical performance.
Meanwhile, preparations are ongoing to host a traditional sports festival this year end in Bayelsa Sate or Rivers State of the Niger Delta region.
‘“The traditional sports festival will be held in Niger Delta this year end or early next year. It is a big budget,” he explained.
He mentioned that the organisers are hopeful of sponsorship from companies and well-meaning individuals in the region.
Sports to be contested for include
1. Wrestling
2. Swimming
3. Canoeing
4. Draft
5. Aquathlon(run, swim, run respectively)
6. Triathlon (bike, swim, run)
“However, 5 and 6 are borrowed Olympic sports that favour our region because we can swim, but the major sports to expect are wrestling, swimming and canoeing,” he said.
Nancy Briggs
Entertainment
Life And Times Of Goddy Oku
“In his book, ‘The Wings’, drummer-turned-guitarist, Manford Best, wrote extensively and glowingly of the pivotal role Goddy played in his music career, in the face of his (Manford’s) natural challenge”
On Friday, January 19, 2024, Chief Tony Okoroji, the Chairman of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Chief Uche Emeka Paul, Sir Angus Power Nwangwu and other members of COSON were in Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area, Anambra State to pay the last respects of COSON to Engr Goddy Ogomegbunam Oku. Describing Oku as an “iconic musician…long-term motivator of the music industry…leader of the Hygrades, proprietor of Godiac Studios…a great man and a true genius”, Chief Okoroji draped the casket with the flag of COSON. To perform this rite of passage, Okoroji flew in from Lagos, Paul flew in from Abuja, Nwangwu drove in from Enugu and other members arrived from various states reflecting the esteemed regards Goddy Oku commanded in the COSON family. My experience with Goddy Oku and those of others as contained in the following dirge epitomise the essence of Okoroji’s graveside oration. Goddy was really a “long-term motivator of the music industry”.
During the Nigerian civil war, my family took refuge in Umuchima, down the valley at the outskirts of Orlu, Imo State. One evening, my father returned from Orlu with a message from my friend, Emeka Ifejika, that Biafra Army Officers Training School (BAOTS) was setting up a pop band and they were searching for a bass guitarist. Goodness gracious!!! I was the bassist of The Hardnuts, my defunct teenage band in Port Harcourt; so, I saw it as the opportunity to avoid conscription, which had intensified at the time. Very early the next morning, I sneaked through the back into the sprawling scenic compound of Bishop Shanaham College, Orlu, which housed BAOTS and, as God would have it, I met Goddy Oku. For three hours, he drilled me on bass guitar playing, basic chord progressions and eventually accepted me as bassist/vocalist of the proposed band. An identity card and a “Pass” were quickly prepared to enable me return to Umuchima the next day, pick up my personal effects and report for duty.
With Dona Dyke (Donatus Nwadike) on drums and Goddy on lead guitar/vocals, we became The Silhouettes, a power trio that played side-by-side Sunny Nwamama of “Umunwanyi ji ukwu achodi” fame. That was at a time Jimi Hendrix Experience, James Gang, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Cream, Grand Funk Railroad and other Power Trios were hip in Europe and America but hadn’t emerged in the West African music scene; so, our ensemble was peculiar or odd, if you prefer.
One day, Warrant Officer Murphy introduced a young man by name Justus Nnakwe (JU-Xperience) to Goddy and appealed that he (Justus) should be taught an instrument. Within two weeks, Goddy drilled Justus and transformed him from a complete neophyte to a rhythm guitarist. Eventually, JU had his first outing and The Silhouettes morphed into a four-some at an event for the Commandant of BAOTS, Colonel Tim Onwuatuegwu. Thereafter, Goddy groomed a singer whose entry gave the band a greater body and earthy sound. At the end of the civil war, I returned home to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, cofounded The Blackstones Band in January 1970 and chased the stars until 1972 when societal and family pressure leashed me back to school in the United States where I consistently earned pocket change thru playing guitar; the trade in which Goddy Oku groomed and gowned me.
Goddy mentored numerous artists in his days; the list is virtually endless. Sonny Okosuns, John Kerry, Nelly Uchendu, Panam Percy Paul, Chris Okotie, Felix Liberty, Felarday, Clement Amaechi and a host of others. Kenny Koburn (KK) once reminisced on how he broke bounds in high school to watch The Blackstones perform at Golf Course Hotel, Owerri in the early 1970s. Enamored by the performance of the bassist of the band, KK said he dropped out of school and headed to Enugu where he was tutored to play bass guitar by Goddy Oku. Subsequently, KK co-founded Founders Fifteen of Port Harcourt. In his book, ‘The Wings’, drummer-turned-guitarist, Manford Best, wrote extensively and glowingly of the pivotal role Goddy played in his music career, in the face of his (Manford’s) natural challenge. Before his demise, Prof Frank Onyezili (Frank Zilly of The Fractions) narrated to me the crucial role Goddy played in his music career before he returned to school. Goddy it was who played the classical guitar interlude in “Igede” by Celestine Ukwu. Arguably, “Igede” stands out as the first instrumental music in the Highlife genre and one of the most memorable songs of Celestine Ukwu.
Over the years, Goddy and I maintained contact and I visited him periodically. We even planned that he’d do one week with me in Port Harcourt and we’d embark on a musical pilgrimage to Abak, Akwa Ibom State to visit Emmanuel Ntia of Solo Hit fame, but that didn’t come to fruition. However, when JU came home in April 2021, I hopped into Enugu on the 13th and the three of us spent one night of reminiscences. We put two mattresses on the floor in Goddy’s parlor and played guitar and talked all night. We relived our collective experiences and walked through the engagements we played during the civil war. It was a memorable night.
JU Xperience, Goddy and
The next morning, April 14, 2021, we took a group photograph without realising that that would be the last time we’d see each other. First, JU sailed to the great beyond in far away China and now Goddy is gone; a rather grim reminder of my sitting at the “Departure Lounge of Life”.
May the creative soul of Godfrey Ogomegbunam Oku rest in the Bosom of God, Amen.
Jason Osai
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TB Joshua:This Is Why Victims Do Not Speak Up -Seun Kuti
Seun Kuti has weighed in on the ongoing controversy regarding late Nigerian Prophet, TB Joshua, and states that the vilification of victims is why they do not speak up.
Seun Kuti does not believe that all people who do good things are completely good people.
“I don’t care if he took your family to space, you aren’t everybody,” he said.
The Tide Entertainment reports that the singer aired his views on the issue on Wednesday, charging “religious people” to “do better.”
“Eyin Elebi. Once person someone shares money and rice for people, he is a good person automatically,” he said.
”When this man was alive, he was sooo powerful that his criminal negligence, according to state coroner in Lagos led to the death of 84 people and he didn’t spend one second in police station and you want some young women to come and do what?! When Timis wife came out, you all turned a married woman to a prostitute like magic! That’ is why victims do not speak up!! E du Betta, religious people!!”
Going further, he slammed people who defend the late prophet on the grounds that he helped them one way or another, stressing that the experience of some is not the experience of all people.
In his words, “I don’t care if he took your family to space, and he was good to you, you are not everybody! Because a politician helped one person he would prove to the world that the man is a ‘good person!’ News flash- YOU ARE NOT EVERYBODY!!!”
The late prophet and his church have become the subject of controversy after a three part documentary produced by the BBC, highlighted the negative experiences of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations members, who called the church “a cult”. Some women also accused TB Joshua of rape, forced abortions, child abuse and overall abuse. These claims have become a topic of discourse ever since with some siding with the church and others choosing to believe the victims.
However, the church has denied all the allegations.
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