Behind the scenes of Mercy Johnson’s new photoshoot

Mercy Johnson Okojie recently did her first photo shoot since giving birth and I have the exclusive behind the scenes photos. Will bring you photos from the shoot later. More pics when you continue..

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Davido and Funmi Aboderin back together

First, Davido introduced us to his girlfriend Funmi Aboderin by sharing a pic of her on his instagram page. Then he a few months later he tweeted that he’s single again. But I found out recently that Davido and Funmi have reconciled and are dating again.

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Do you know that upcoming actors in Nigeria now pay to feature in movies

I know it sounds unbelievable, but it’s fact! A-list Nollywood actors & actresses get paid for featuring in movies, but if you’re an unknown actor struggling to get into the movie industry, some movie producers make you pay to feature in their movies. That’s the new trend now. I’m sure some Nollywood practitioners will come here to deny this but y’all know it’s true. And if you don’t know this already, you guys need to start investigating this.

If you’re looking to feature in a movie, all you need to do is pay a fee, no audition is required. For minor roles, these producers demand anything from N50k to N100k…it all depends on the role they are giving you. If you want to play a lead role it’s between N500k to N1million. Waka pass people are even made to pay.

The trick some of these producers use is this; they say they are not making money from these movies because people aren’t buying them so can’t invest all their money in it. They also say finding financiers to pay for the production of a movie is hard, so for these movies to see the light of day, every cast member has to contribute. Thing is, many are eager to pay. Several people told me that it’s the girls they refer to as ‘runz girls’ looking for popularity that started this trend. They would offer movie producers money to feature in their movie so they can refer to themselves as actresses and now it’s become a part of Nollywood.

But let me state here that there are some movie producers who don’t do this…not all of them demand for money. But a lot of them do. Is that OK? What’s your thought on this new trend?

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Rappers Wale and Chipmunk to perform at Ice Prince’s FoZ concert

Grammy award nominated rapper, Wale is set to perform in Nigeria for the first time at Ice Prince’s Fire Of Zamani concert. The big-budget concert is part of activities to commemorate the release of his critically acclaimed second album. UK rapper, Chipmunk will be performing at the Fire Of Zamani concert along with Africa’s biggest rapper, MI Abaga.

Ice Prince will be hosting this explosive music concert on November 23 2013 at the prestigious Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

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PHOTOS: See how Rita Dominic Keeps Fit

Rita Dominic now call herself ReeDee, this is what she does to keep her beauty.

I wonder why the so called beauty she has been keeping has not giving her a man.

Just keep the fit sha,one day you will find someone to appreciate it.

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Beverly Osu looks palatable in new photoshoot

Former BBA rep and Prestige cosmetics ambassador, Beverly osu looks dazzling in this new photoshoot.

Mmmm….Palatable!

See more shots……..

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Maheeda Post PHOTOS of Herself in Catholic Nun’s Outfit after that she went Núde

To mark sunday, Mahedda posted photos in a nun’s habit with captions like “Holy X, Yep I’m holy”

Some of her fans blasted her while some were in support of her.

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Jim Iyke Pays Nadia Buari A Surprise Visit [SEE PHOTOS]

According to rumors, that there was a break-up between Jim Iyke and Nadia Buari, it seems that they are still best of friends as he paid her a surprise visit in a studio there in Ghana while finishing work on her movie ‘Diary of Imogen’ which will premiere on the 23rd of this month in Ghana. He also paid a surprise visit to Joselyn Dumas & Miss vimbai (Big brother contestant 2011)More photo below:

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What Is Wrong With This Photo? Is This Fashion

What has fashion turn into this days

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Actress Rukky Sanda” nearly Displays Her front in a Red Gown [SEE PHOTO]

London’s best cook for African dishes, Adenike Mustapha celebrated her birthday yesterday.

And to show their love, Nollywood’s Rukky, Oge Okoye and Ebube Ngwagbo showed up at the birthday dinner to celebrate with Nike.

But the point of attraction here is Rukky’s outfit that almost shows all her cle*vages…

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PHOTOS: Nicki Minaj displays her bombshell hourglass shape in skintight garb

Shrinking violet is certainly not a phrase that would be applied to Nick Minaj.

So it figures that her fashion collection for Kmart would leave little to the imagination.

The 30-year-old flashed her midriff, her legs and went bra-less in a skintight two-piece ensemble as she shot a commercial for her Nicki Minaj Collection on Wednesday.

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Photos: Annie Idibia Off To The States For Her 2nd Baby’s Delivery

Heavily pregnant Mrs Annie Idibia left Nigeria yesterday to go have her second baby abroad.

You recall Annie gave birth to Isabella in California, 2008.

Wishing her a very safe delivery.

Meanwhile, Annie got to share these wonderful pictures of her family on Instagram. I’m in love with the very first picture. Way too adorable.

Turns out Annie ran into new mum Nike Oshinowo at the airport.

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‘That Nigerian Boy Will Suffer Untold Hardship’ – Nadia Buari’s Mother Curses Jim Iyke

Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari’s mother, Hajia Buari has cursed Nollywood playboy Jim Iyke for leading her daughter on, making her believe he would settle down with her and then breaking her heart.

Jim and Nadia have been posting romantic photos of them together and the couple appeared to be so in love until recently when Jim took to his twitter handle to announce that he had no plans of getting married soon and Nadia responded by deleting all their lovey-dovey photos on her instagram account.

After the break-up news hit social media, Hajia according to a Ghanaian entertainment site said the couple were great together.

“They were great together. They were like a couple and we thought they were heading for the altar. She was very connected to him.”

“She has talked to me about getting married and having children. She plans on settling down but not right now. She has to focus on her career.

She went further to release curses on Jim Iyke saying he will suffer untold hardship.

Angry Hajia Buari was quoted as saying, “That Nigerian boy will suffer for daring to break my baby’s heart.”

Do you think Jim and Nadia will make up?

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Marvel Creates New Muslim Woman Superhero

Marvel Comics is bringing Ms. Marvel back as a 16-year-old daughter of Pakistani immigrants living in Jersey City named Kamala Khan.

Teenage Ms Marvel will deal with adolescence, religion and superpowers

The character – among the first to be a series protagonist who is both a woman and Muslim – is part of Marvel Entertainment’s efforts to reflect a growing diversity among its readers while keeping ahold of the contemporary relevance that have underlined its foundation since the creation of Spider-Man and the X-Men in the early 1960s.

Writer G. Willow Wilson and artist Adrian Alphona, working with editor Sana Amanat, say the series reflects Khan’s vibrant but kinetic world, learning to deal with superpowers, family expectations and adolescence.

Amanat calls the series a “desire to explore the Muslim-American diaspora from an authentic perspective” and what it means to be young and lost amid expectations by others while also telling the story of a teenager coming to grips with having amazing powers.

“I wanted Ms. Marvel to be true-to-life, something real people could relate to, particularly young women.

High school was a very vivid time in my life, so I drew heavily on those experiences – impending adulthood, dealing with school, emotionally charged friendships that are such a huge part of being a teenager,” said Willow, whose previous comics work includes Vertigo’s “Cairo” and the series “Air.”

“It’s for all the geek girls out there and everybody else who’s ever looked at life from the fringe.”

She can grow and shrink her limbs and her body and, Willow said, ultimately, she’ll be able to shape shift into other forms.

The idea came after a discussion with senior editor Stephen Wacker as they compared stories about growing up.

From there it germinated into a “character for all those little girls who are growing up now the way you are growing up,” she recalled.

Wilson was brought on board to write the series and the team quickly got approval from Marvel’s creative committee to move forward.

DC Comics last fall relaunched its “Green Lantern” series with Simon Baz, an Arab American and Muslim.

The character reflects writer Geoff Johns’ Lebanese ancestry and his upbringing in the Detroit area.

There have been a few others: Marvel Comics has Dust, a young Afghan woman whose mutant ability to manipulate sand and dust has been part of the popular X-Men books. DC Comics in late 2010 introduced Nightrunner, a young Muslim hero of Algerian descent reared in Paris.

The creative team said that Khan’s backstory, growing up Muslim, is an element of the story, but not the critical foundation, either.

“Kamala is not unlike Peter Parker,” said Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso of the teenager turned wall crawler.

“She’s a 16-year-old girl from the suburbs who is trying to figure out who she is and trying to forge an identity when she suddenly bestows great power and learns the great responsibility that comes with it.”

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Photos: Chika Ike celebrates birthday with students in Asaba

Nollywood actress Chika Ike turned a year older today and spent her day at a public school in Asaba, where she had her charity ball with children from different public schools. She gave them fancy nancy gift packs which included snacks, drinks and sweets and also gave them school supplies like maths set, pencil, customized school bags and books. She also awarded 5 students with scholarship under the Chika Ike Foundation. More photos after the cut…

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