Why I filed for a divorce- Ini Edo

A popular Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, took to Twitter on Thursday to explain why she filed for divorce from her husband.
There had been reports in the media that the actress and her husband were divorcing because of infidelity on her part.
Ms. Edo denied the reports, stating that she never cheated and that she filed for a divorce due to issues that could not be resolved.
“There is a conscious and malicious attempt at tarnishing my image,” she said.
Ms. Edo and Philip Ehiagwina, who lives in the United States, got married in November, 2008 and called it quits five weeks ago.
The actress has deleted her estranged husband’s name from all her social media accounts except her Twitter handle, which remains @ini4phil; Phil for her husband.
The former couple did not have children together.

IBINABO COUNTS HER BLESSINGS AS AGN PRESIDENT...names them one-by-one

The incumbent President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Fiberisima Ibinabo has brought to public glare her achievements as the Guild`s presiding officer over the last one and a half year of her tenure.  The movie diva in view of this months AGN election is said to have the backing of almost all that matters in the industry and beyond to amke a return as the AGN President for the second time. She is believed to be more favoured than her challengers. Its assumed by watchers and lovers of Nollywood that the about to be wedded former beauty queen had done more than her predecessors so she deserves another change to continue from where she stopped. The River State born entertainment icon was quoted as saying, “Much as the challenges were enormous, however, they did stop me from moving the Guild forward within the last quarter of the year in addition to our overall performance in 2013 are but limited to the following:

JIMMY PALM SETS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH CRUISER WEIGHT PRO WRESTLING TITLE

“I’m the rightful Commonwealth pro-wrestling title owner and I am going for the title now”  - Jimmy Palm

"African wrestling has the needed talents that can rule the world of professional wrestling in all categories. Take it or leave it. We are able to dominate the world of pro-wrestling. I am the dream. I established the African Wrestling Organization (AWO) in the year 2002 to make a statement. I am set to storm South Africa so as to brush up my training in preparation for the Commonwealth Cruiser Weight pro-wrestling title fight scheduled to hold in Nigeria by the last week of July 2014. I am set to clinch what is rightfully mine even though it has been long overdue, but delay is not denial. Nothing, I say nothing can stop me from achieving this dream which is now ripe to realize” says Jimmy Palm.

EBOLA: POPE TO RELEASE MOVIE … Christian film too

In his own way of contributing to the fight against the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, Popoola Adewale a.k.a Pope is set to release a movie, Recovery (Imubosipo). The 25 minutes movie is to educate and inform the general public on the dreaded disease and its undue social stigmatization.

According to Pope, “This one on Ebola is a 25 minutes film with comedy, love and tragedy. It is about the transmission, cure and prevention of the virus and that stigmatization should be stopped. It was shot in pidgin and in Yoruba so that it will be useful to everyone whether Yoruba or English speaking. It is going to be translated in Queen’s English too.”

HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY THE OONI OF IFE BECOMES THE GRAND PATRON OF NAFCA USA

His Imperial Majesty Kabiyesi Alaiyeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II The Ooni of Ife becomes the Grand Patron of NAFCA USA
His Imperial Majesty Kabiyesi Alaiyeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II The Ooni of Ife yesterday accepted to become the Grand Patron of the African NAFCA.

The African NAFCA USA sent a formal letter through Kabiyesi Royal Majesty Oba Kole Ojutalayo who attended the 4th African NAFCA at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on behalf of His Imperial Majesty the Ooni of Ife who was honoured with the first ever Special NAFCA Legend Award. The 18 Karat gold plated NAFCA trophy was delivered to the Oduduwa Palace, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria yesterday and Dr. Victor O. Olatoye the President and CEO of the African NAFCA said our father is happy and has given us his blessing.

FACES AT AMBASSADOR CHARITY AWARDS AND CONCERT 2014:::

 

Ambassador Charity Awards and Concert is a platform to show love to the less privileged and to reward those who have done so much for humanity, over 15 less privileged home attended and benefitted from the show. Among the awardees are , Chief Mrs Lola Akande who was award Mother of Charity 2014, Koffi  Idowu Nuel, Nikki Laoye, Chief Alexander Nwokoabia, Ebele D Flutist, Pastor Ben Emina, Osita Iheme MFR, Deacon Iyke, Chief Nnamdi Ezeigbo,  Hajia Habibat Abubakar, Akwa Ibom State Governorship Aspirant Bishop Samuel Akpan, Mr. Gerald Azonobo Principal Promoter Kuth Foundation, Founder Sinachi  Foundation Inc Dr  Ifesinachi Ugwuonye President Enugu US ,  Ovbude Ohmai Blessing, Engr. Doherty Adedeji Governorship Aspirant Lagos State, Toyn Adesola, Uche Okoaba, Micro Station(a phone dealer company) also gave out phones to the less privileged homes that came 1^st and lots of captains of industry showered love to the less privileged homes that attended.

4th AFRIFF: 250 MOVIE BUFFS REGISTER IN FIRST WEEK

 

Chioma Ude

There are indications that the record of attendees for this year’s Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) will surpass that of previous editions, with 250 applications already received within the first week of registration.

Feelers from the festival secretariat has it that the ongoing registration exercise has recorded an impressive number of requests from filmmakers in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon, South Africa, Senegal, Mali, Malawi, Uganda and several other African countries.