Nollywood Actress, Oge Okoye, Goes PLC...Shoots First Movie

Oge Okoye-Duru is undoubtedly a success story in the Nigerian movie industry popularly referred to as Nollywood. The beautiful, loving and delectable actress, who was born in London to the family of Okoye, where she spent her early years, has now gone PLC.

The mother of two is now championing a cause she believes in, a foundation that is set to tackle the most challenging needs of all children with special needs everywhere in Africa.

Positive Life Children, a foundation saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that underprivileged children live a positive life and make meaningful impacts in the society and become agents of positive change in Africa.

Her incursion into this kind of humanitarian projects is borne out of her sense of giving, a thing she inherited from her mother. Oge, pained by the total negligence of the less privileged in the society decided to float this foundation that has since been wonderfully performing its vision and mission statements.

To create an enabling environment for the less privileged children and children with special needs for total development of our society and humanity; to mediate between the government and the children with special needs and to protect their rights.

In a swift dimension, Oge, who has just returned from a movie location in the East today, having gone for weeks, will soon join the league of producers in Nollywood as she has perfected all acts to start shooting her first movie entitled…keep a date with us for updates.

My mother in-law nearly wrecked my marriage -Richest black woman, Folorunsho Alakija

Folorunsho Alakija and her Husband

 

After almost four decades of silence, Nigerian-born globe’s richest black woman, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, has revealed the many pains, rejections and frustrations she had to bear with equanimity in the hands of her mother in-law, prior and after their marriage.

Speaking to a jam-packed church, she said her mother in-law never wanted a Yoruba woman and Muslim as a daughter in-law.

“My husband’s mother was Igbo, while her dad was from South West here. And because of this, my mother in-law never wanted a Yoruba woman to marry her son. She was not comfortable also with my Muslim background then. She wanted an Igbo daughter in-law, but my husband said it’s me or nothing.

It was a tough battle until God finally prevailed... Whenever she wanted something from my husband and was not getting it immediately, she would start attacking me and saying I’m the one stopping her son from doing her biddings.

It was also an issue when she asked for a baby girl from me and I could not give her. I have four boys in my marriage... At some point, I was encouraged to fight back by my husband, but I refused and kept praying to God to change her.

Despite my mother in-laws opposition towards me, I made sure we took her to US and UK on holidays with us severally and kept showering her with unconditional love. My joy is that we settled before she passed on,” she recounts in a voice filled with emotions.

Alakija, who was visibly emotional and was moved to tears, while her intimidating resume was being read, also challenged husbands, to continually support, provide and pamper their wives with unconditional love and affection.

“No marriage survives without love, respect and support from the couple,” she insists.

She maintains that these “special secrets” were the ingredient that keeps endearing her darling husband to her, thus helping to renew and strengthen their undying love for each other on a daily basis.

“My husband is my best friend, biggest adviser and supporter. We’ve known each other for 40 years and have been married for 37 years now with four boys.

Even though we work in the same office, I always ensure that we kiss twice in a day, morning and night. I still wash his undies until six years ago that he insisted I should stop.

I also prepare his special vegetable dish, does his manicure and pedicure regularly. I also go to the airport to pick him whenever he is returning from foreign trips.

It gives me joy whenever his friends praise my vegetable dish based on what my husband tells them during discussions...” she further discloses with a gentle smile on her famous face, urged women to be loving and submissive to their husbands.

Nigeria fighter jet crashes in Niger, two killed

A Nigerian warplane crashed in Niger on Monday May 6th, from where it was conducting military operations in neighbouring Mali, and the two pilots were killed, Nigeria's army said in a statement.

The fighter jet was part of Nigeria's air fleet engaged with an African force battling hardline Islamists in Mali. An army source in Niamey said it had suffered a "mechanical" problem.

"A Nigerian Air Force Alpha jet aircraft on a non-combattant mission crashed today at Dargol village...The two pilots on board the fighter jet died," the Nigerian defence headquarters said in a statement.

How Ghanaian Actor Frank Artus Survived Bullet Shot In Owerri [Pictures]

After a serious argument that went-on between him and some unknown hoodlums in Owerri, Ghanaian actor, Frank Artus recently survived a bullet shot.

This incident which occurred in one of the neighboring villages closed to Owerri capital city, Okwu Uratta happened when the star actor was onset with his other colleagues in the Nollywood industry.

According to information we gathered, the star actor after a serious argument that eschewed between him and a yet-to-be identified colleague, angrily left the location only for the production crew to be alerted with a message that he was found bleeding profusely in his right hand.

Consequently, the Executive Producer of Divine Touch Production, Kingsley Okereke, in a chat with newsmen urged all not panic as he said: “Sorry for putting you all in high spirit again, it’s another flick we would soon be releasing.”

However, we further learnt that the news that Frank Artus was mobbed by unknown hoodlums is a hoax, as it is contained in one of the scenes in the movie Okereke recently shot in Owerri.

The movie entitled: Message To Mary, was directed by, Theodore Anyaji, and stars: Queen Nwokoye, Ebere Okaro, Uche Elendu, Oge Okoye, Mike Ezuruonye, Prince Nwafor alongside others.

Omotola with Mel B, Danny Glover and Kimberly Elise in LA

The super star actress is in Los Angeles to shoot a movie.

Actress Ebube Nwagbo shaves hair for movie role

The actress shared the photos on her Twitter page today. Shaving hair seems to be the in-thing in Nollywood now. Ebube is rocking hers tho. Check out the last photo..

P-Square's Paul Okoye welcomes child with 19 year old beauty queen?

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, Paul Okoye, the other half of twin singing sensation, P-Square, has welcomed a child with 19 year old MBGN 2012 contestant, Elshama Igbanoi. After reading the story, I contacted someone from Paul's camp and they said they do not know anything about the pregnancy or the girl. Strange. Read the SR report below...

Nigeria’s hip hop sensation, P Square (real name Paul Okoye), has reportedly abandoned the mother of his second baby in a London hospital where the woman recently gave birth to the entertainer’s baby.

A few weeks after welcoming his first new born baby in Atlanta, P Square – who is also known as P2 – had another baby delivered for him in a London hospital by a former beauty pageant contestant. However, this time, P Square has refused to claim paternal responsibility for the baby boy.

More when you continue...

SaharaReporters learnt that the new baby’s mother is Elshama Benson Igbanoi, a 19-year-old and former Miss Plateau State. Our sources disclosed that she gave birth at the Queen Charlotte and Chelsea Hospital on Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS

 Our sources said the new mother had been in touch with P2, but he had not been forthcoming beyond telling her that he plans to arrive in London for a DNA test to ascertain paternity. SaharaReporters spoke to the woman’s father, Benson Igbanoi, in Abuja. Mr. Igbanoi stated that his daughter was faithful to the musician. He also revealed that he had sent several emails to P Square concerning his daughter’s pregnancy for him, but had received no response.

Another source said Elshama's family had contacted Paul Okoye's father and aunt to persuade the musician to accept responsibility for his baby.
Ms. Elshama insists that she never slept with any man except for P2, adding that she lost her virginity to him when she was 17 years old.

SaharaReporters learnt that the London hospital where she gave birth has not received any payments. “The hospital has been harassing both Elshama and her mother to pay hospital bills of over £5,000 that have been incurred,” said one source. The baby boy has been named Michelle Paul Okoye.
In a twist to the story, a source close to the former beauty queen said Ms. Elshama was a close friend to Anita, the other woman who gave birth to another baby for P2 a few weeks ago in Atlanta, Georgia.

In Nigeria private jet owners are barred from carrying friends, associates

How can the federal government tell anyone who to carry and not to carry on their private jets? Sounds kinda ridiculous to me but maybe they have a reason for this?

A new policy called the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2013 has been introduced by the federal government banning private jet owners from carrying their friends and business associates on board their aircraft. They are only allowed to carry family members, while companies with private jets are only allowed to carry their employees or members of the Boards of Directors.

Read what the NCAP policy states below

National Civil Aviation Policy 2013 states
Approval or clearance from the Director-General, NCAA, will not be required from Nigerians operating non-revenue flights with appropriate insurance policies in the following cases:
*For private aircraft owned or leased by individuals, only the family members of the owner/lessee of the aircraft will be permitted on board as passengers.
*For private aircraft owned or leased by companies or corporate entities, only the employees and members of the Board of Directors of the company will be permitted on board as passengers.
*For aircraft belonging to non-scheduled or scheduled operators, only the employees and members of the Board of Directors of the company or the corporation may be permitted on board as passengers; all operators will declare the identities of all passengers on non-revenue charter flights in the appropriate general declaration forms prior to obtaining ATC clearance.

Nigerian carriers operating revenue passenger charter flights will be required to have a current non-scheduled or scheduled operator permit with operations manual that contains flight duty time limitations, which will be strictly monitored on regular basis.

Retention of foreign registered aircraft in Nigeria will not be permitted beyond a period of 15 days from date of entry. However, the Minister of Aviation may, in certain circumstances, grant the extension of this period for up to 60 days.

Bishop David Benenoch withdraws divorce petition.....praise God

Months after filing for divorce from his wife of twenty years and mother of his three children, Bishop David Benenoch, the founding pastor of Communion Church, has withdrawn his divorce petition.

Bishop Benenoch announced to his congregation during a service on Saturday September 15th 2012 that he was divorcing his wife, Esther Benenoch and there was no going back because it was an instruction from God. Well, apparently God has instructed himself otherwise because he has withdrawn his divorce petition. See the public notice he posted on his Facebook page after the cut...

Public Notice

On Saturday the 15th of September last year, I announced my decision to file for a divorce to end my marriage to my wife, Esther. I wish to inform you my friends that Esther and I have decided to seek prayer solution to the challenges of our relationship.

We are no more pursuing the divorce option at this time. I therefore have since withdrawn my divorce petition from the court.

I thank you for your support, your concern and your prayers. I urge you to continue to keep us both in your prayers. Once again, thank you and God bless you.