Entertainment
Genevieve Floors Omotola In Opinion Poll
The fact that the duo of
Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, A-List Nollywood actresses are engaged in a cold war of supremacy in the make believe industry is not in doubt. However, a recent poll involving fans of the super actresses based on their track record in the industry shows that Genevieve Nnaji is better off.
It will also be recalled that Similar contest was conducted last year by excite on TV, tagged ‘Bring it on. The following indices and statistics were used. They include achievements, beauty career, family, sexy and endorsements. At the end, Genevieve Nnaji was crowned the winner.
The report shows as follows:-
Achevements In Movies:- Omotola started her acting career officially in 1995 with the movie titled Venom and had featured in over 300 movies, while Genevieve started acting in Nollywood with the movie titled ‘Most Wanted’. Before then, she had appeared in soaps in the 1980s. She has featured in over 80 movies which is far below that of Omotola.
However, the number of movies was not the yardstick, but the impact on the movies and movie buffs. Due to Genevieve’s skills and creativity together with her global recognition and acceptance, she was adjudged the winner in this category.
Family Life: Omotola who ventured into the movie industry at a tender age of 18 years is happily married with four kids and had never allowed her career to affect her family and roles as a caring mother and wife. Genevieve who is still single but has a love child when she was still younger and naïve does not have much to offer in this category, so Omotola won convincingly.
Beauty:- Both Omotola and Genevieve are ravishingly beautiful in their different ways, but since it is a competition, a winner must emerge. Omotola is beautiful in all ramifications which includes her nice colour, with a good height to go with, while Genevieve who is also beautiful has a unique nature and an ageless face that can go for a baby advert, so she won because of her African natural beauty and chocolate skin.
Sexy:- Omotola won in this category because of her nice curves and cool height together with her adoring light skin to go with. This is the reason why she is called Omosexy by fans.
Endorsements:- Omotola has a lot of endorsements to show for her long and hardworking career which include time Magazine of London’s top 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 alongside Beyonce, Kate middleton Micheal Obama and Justin Timberlake, she is also a United Nation’s Peace Ambassador and owns an NGO. among others.
Genevieve on the other hand is endorsement personified which include her first ever endorsement, “Face of Lux in Nigeria”, Face of MUD Cosmetics in Nigeria Etisalat and Amstel Melter, brand ambassador for Range Rover Sport (SUV) in Africa, Brand Ambassador for Airtel Pronto beverage, Omo detergent and Queen Oprah Winfrey TV programme where she was described as Julia Roberts of Africa and among the 10 most respected female celebrities in the world, the only African t hat made the list, Genevieve defeated Omotola hands down in this category.
Career:- Omotola is very good in her acting career, she is also into music and has two albums to her credit. Genevieve was not lucky in music because when she tried getting into music.
It nearly tarnished her hard earned career and she smartly backed out.
Both have attained successes and great height in their profession and command a very large followership and fan base in Africa and beyond, many however, believe that Genevieve is more successful career wise due to her huge fan base, endorsements and has constantly remained relevant the movie industry against all odds. She was eventually crowned the over winner in the contest.
A recent report has it that Genevieve is secretly climbing the peak of her career without much self publicity even though she has not made any new movie since “Half of a Yellow Sun” which hit the big screen this August, the actress recently acquired a whopping 220 million Mansion in Park View Estate Ikoyi Lagos.
She also owns another mansion in Oniru Estate are of Lekki. Few months ago the actress built an expensive Mansion for her parents in Lekki bringing the total number of mansions she owns to three.
According to reports, Genevieve Nnaji is gradually topping the list of wealthiest Nigerian Movie Stars. Genevieve Nnaji MFR and former Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA) winner for Best Actress in a leading role is considered to be the best paid actress in Nollywood.
Entertainment
They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
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.
Entertainment
Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
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.
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