Nollywood Star Monalisa Chinda to grace Obi Ikenchukwu Foundation Launch

Monalisa Chinda will be a star attraction at the 2015 Obi Ikenchukwu foundation launch in Lagos.A statement made available to Gistmaster by her media manager indicates full commitment of the actress against domestic violence.

One of the finest Nigerian screen gems, Monalisa Chinda will on Friday, November 20, 2015 grace the Debut Seminar of the Obi Ikenchukwu Foundation (OIF) at the upscale Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos by 10am.

Monalisa Chinda Reality Show Kicks off

Nollywood’s favourite big screen actress and entrepreneur, Monalisa

Chinda has taken a bold step in the right direction as she

successfully completes production of her innovative talk-show.

Produced to world-class standard and targeted at millions of viewers

across leading television and online media platforms

What Folake Coker and Lanre Nzeribe have in Common

  Many people don't know that top notch designer, Folake Coker of Tifanny Amber and Lanre Nzeribe, Monalisa Chinda's ex-lover have something in common.Okay,Gistmaster is so sure that you are probably thinking about the Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's song "We have something in common"

  

  Sources told Gistmaster.com that Folake and Lanre Nzeribe indeed have something in common.Relax, we will tell you how. Folake's father,Chief Bode Akindele married Lanre Nzeribe's mum. Lanre's step brother, Ladi Akindele is well known in social circles as a big boy.Despite this kind of relationship, you hardly see the designer and Mr Nzeribe together, talkles of taking pictures.

Lanre Nzeribe and Monalisa Chinda when the going was good.

Folake Akindele is a one of Nigeria's high flying designers. Once married to Folarin Coker,a former deputy Chief of Staff in Lagos state and son of Baba Eto of Lagos. Folake,41, read law at the Buckingham University,UK.

Lanre Nzeribe on the other hand is a businessman.People know and hear more about his affairs with Liz Benson,Grace Egbagbe, Folake Odutola,Alex Lopez and Monalisa Chinda than his businesses.

 

 

     

No more fight! Nollywood's Monalisa Chinda and Rita Dominic Hanging out at Ita Giwa Daughter's wedding

By Niyi Tabiti

It is no secret that Nollywood actresses, Monalisa Chinda and Rita Dominic were not on talking terms for sometime.Nollywood insiders told Gistmaster that the animosity between the two stars raged for years.We heard they have since settled the misunderstand, though many still don't know the true cause of the quarrel.

Its been long since we saw them as

Monalisa Chinda,Mercy Aigbe,Jocelyn Dumas,Emma Nyra,Others on AMVCA Red Carpet

Story & Photos by Niyi Tabiti

Celebrity reporters and photographers who saw Mercy Aigbe on the red carpet believe that she is one of the best dressed in the industry. The versatile yoruba actress is from Edo state but she is best known for her acting roles in Yoruba movies.She told niyitabiti.blogspot.com that she is indeed comfortable in her white dress made by Ejiro Tafari.

Romance: Monalisa Chinda and Lanre Nzeribe steps out

  

 Three years after packing out of her husband's house, Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda seems to be comfortable in the hand of businessman, Lanre Nzeribe. Friends have been talking about the closeness of the two celebs but it seems they just tired of being subject of rumour mongers, they have started stepping out together.

Lanre is known to have dated some actresses and high society women including

WEDDINGS IN NOLLYWOOD:WHO IS NEXT?GENEVIEVE, RITA DOMINIC OTHERS ON THELINE UP

Nollywood has never had it so good.The number of weddings among actors and actresses in the last one year has been unprecedented. Top nollywood acts like Stephanie Okereke, Ini Edo,Mosun Filani, Bukky Wright, Chinedu Ikedieze,Mike Ezuruonye,Dakore Egbuson,Uche Jombo, Funke  Akindele and others have suprised us with their flamboyant weddings. Want to know who is next?Could it Genevieve Nnaji, Rita Dominic,Monalisa Chinda...Click here to read more on Niyi Tabiti's blog

MORE SURPRISE WEDDINGS TO HIT NOLLYWOOD SOON

By Niyi Tabiti
 It is wedding celebration mood all over the place in Nollywood and i think most of us are just happy for our friends who are taking the bold step into holy matrimony in the industry.The wedding jamboree in Nollywood started with the likes of our very own Ini Edo, the sexy actress whose figure 8 continue to wet the appetite of

RITA DOMINIC PREGNANT FOR RAMSEY? SEE PHOTO

Award winning actress, Rita Dominic has carved a niche for self in the movie industry. She is regarded as one of the few fashion sophisticate we have in Nollywood. Trust, she is got good followers too. Just as nollywood is entering one 'wedding' season to the other, many

PHOTOS:AY COMEDY SHOW IN LAGOS

By Niyi Tabiti
AY comedy show retained its reputation as one of the biggest shows in town.It was a sold out event recently as top celebrities and entertainment lovers stormed Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, venue of this year's edition of the AY Live! Here Gistmaster brings you some of the faces at the event.Ini Edo, Monalisa Chinda, Funke Akindele, Ali Baba, Emem Isong,Helen Paul, E-Money,Opa Williams and several top shots in today's entertainment

LATEST NEWS:MONALISA CHINDA,NSE ETIM-IKPE SETTLES FIGHT+HOT DEMAND FOR MR AND MRS MOVIE

Chioma Chukwuka,Nse Etim Ikpe and Monalisa Chinda

Nollywood star actresses, Monalisa Chinda and Nse Etim-Ikpe have indeed settled their long drawn battle.Gistmaster gathered that for sometime,the two actresses are not on talking terms.They both found it difficult to forgive and forget themselves over misunderstanding caused by inflated ego, allegations and counter allegations of back stabbing.

   All seems to have been settled (At least to a large extent), since they now stepped out together at events. The duo were seen together at the premiere of a movie MR & MRS .

 "There is no gain keeping malice.Artistes are supposed to be role models" said an industry source. "There was speculations that they finally made up but this is a testimony to the fact"

     The querrel between the two was so much that Monalisa sent Nse packing from her house.

 Meanwhile news emerging from the box office is that the movie, Mr & Mrs is high demand as the movie has sold N3, 000, 000 at the cinema after a week of showing. The unassuming but firm Joseph Benjamin and the amiable screen idol

PICTURES OF ACTRESS MONALISA CHINDA AT PHONE SWAP MOVIE PREMIERE

To actress Monalisa Chinda graced the premiere of Phone Swap, a film by Kunle Afolayan. The premiere took place at the Expo Hall of Eko Hotel and Suites last night (17 March 2012). Blessed with a flawless skin, the actress arrived alone in a black suit and pant.Gistmaster sighted the actress as she was being ushered into the VVIP section of the hall but not after she had gone through a retinue of photographs and interview session on the purple carpet.Personally, i think Monalisa

GOSSIP NATION PREMIERE:HOW MONALISA CHINDA,EJIKE ASIEGBU IMPRESSED NIGERIANS LIVING IN AUSTRALIA

After more than two years of filming on locations in Australia and premiering the Gossip Nation, around the globe, Nollywood’s first big budget movie featuring GLO Ambassador Monalisa Chinda and former  president of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ejike Asiegbu, the movie hits Nigerian cinemas on October 28.
 According to information at the disposal of gistmaster, the movie will be showing in some of the top Cinema  houses in the country.Described by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) as one of the best Nigerian movies ever reviewed by the board, Gossip Nation is the first African film to be premiered in a major Australian cinema (Hoyts Cinema) It has since been premiered in other Australian cities of Melbourne, Bankstown and the Australian capital territory Canberra.Currently the most talked about African movie in Australia, Gossip Nation has also bagged four nominations at the Afro-Australian Music and Video Awards billed for Australia this year.Gossip Nation was produced by Daniel Okoduwa a Nigeria-born actor, writer, singer, producer (and his executive producer, Gideon Nweke) who teamed up with talented director, Mike Kang, to direct the new African-Australian movie.The excited producer of the movie Daniel Okoduwa who told us over the phone about the excitement generated by the movie said “the duo of Ejike Asiegbu and Monlisa Chinda  made Nigerians living in Australia proud with their sterling performances in Gossip Nation.The movie which first premiered at Australia’s biggest cinema Hoyts, in Sydney on Saturday, the 14th of May ( and still making waves in other cinemas hall till dates) attracted the movers and shakers of the Australian community some of whom were the leaders of the opposition of the state of New South Wales parliament, John Robertson, the Nigerian Ambassador J.C Ezema and several Afro- Australian actors, musicians and a host of main stream Australian entertainment and media personalities.The movie has since trotted the globe as it had been premiered in major American and European cities.Gossip Nation is set in Blacktown, a small but steadily growing African community which faced its greatest challenge – Gossip.Gossip that destroyed friendships, family hoods – even interracial relations with other Australians as the people strived through the difficult road of Multi-culturalism. Gossip Nation takes multiple characters each on his / her journey through the strained community of Blacktown. Each character touches another through the destructive power of GossipThe premiere was described as the most heterogenous event in recent Australian history as different races from Chinese, Asians, to Africans, Whites to Aboriginal Australians to Indians and pacific islanders were all represented at the event.It was indeed a sell out events that left so many people sitting on the floor because many couldn’t get seats.Monalisa Chinda and Ejike Asiegbu according to the director Daniel Okoduwa “have written their names into the Australian history as the first Nollywood actors to film in Australia.”And in the words of the Nigerian Ambassador, Mr. Ezema “They are the true ambassadors of Nigeria”

WEDDING PHOTOS:MONALISA CHINDA 's EX-HUSBAND WEDDING TO US BASEDNIGERIAN BABE

Monalisa Chinda's ex-husband,Dejo Richards and new wife, Yemi on their wedding day.

By Niyi Tabiti

We serve you the news hot and fresh on gistmaster.com that is why we are hot spot for many Nigerians who want to see the latest news in town.

Dejo Richards the ex-husband of popular Nollywood star actress, Monalisa Chinda has re-married. The former boss of Questionmark got married to Olayemi Omolade Olayinka at the Ikoyi Registry. The couple, family members and well wishers later moved to Ikeja for the reception and engagement ceremonies.


Yemi, as the new bride is popularly known as Mimi and she works in as a marketing executive in the United States of America. She is also a cousin of Ayo Animashaun of ceo, Hip Hop World Awards.

Sources disclosed that the ceremony was planned to be low key but people came in large numbers to be part of the ceremony.Entertainers such as K1 the Ultimate (King Wasiu Ayinde), Kween and others were at the ceremony. Yemi, the new step mother of Monalisa's daughter for Dejo Richards  is said to be very cool. Dejo Richards and Yemi met about eight months ago and today they are married.