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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

EVENT THIS FRIDAY:TOP CELEBS TO STORM SILVERBIRD GALLERIA FOR ‘MIRROR BOY’ PREMIERE

Beyond the premiere of 'Mirror Boy', the movie profiled internationally as the future of Nollywood, Silverbird Galleria will on Friday, August 5, 2011 become another stars arcade as the line up of stars and celebrities expected at the event is almost endless.
With increasing buzz and expectation as count down begins to the 'Mirror Boy' premiere, the producer of the movie Obi Emelonye and publicist Prestige Platform has stepped out to say the success of the movie will surpass all its earlier successes in UK and Ghana.
Their boast is obviously not baseless as 'Mirror Boy' though yet to hit the cinemas, was nominated for 12 ZAFFA awards in the following categories; best film, best film editing, best story, best sound editing, best child performance male, best screenplay, best cinematography, best producer, best director, best supporting actress (Gam Fatima Jabi), best lead actress (Genevieve Nnaji) and best actor (Osita Iheme).
'Mirror Boy' was the first African movie ever to be premiered at the Empire Leicester Square in London, UK; it survived at the British cinemas for weeks, coming up among the top five in the first week and top twelve in the second week. It had a mind-blowing effect on the Ghanaian cinemas thereby making it the highest selling Nollywood movie of all time in Ghana. At the 2011 AMAA award, 'Mirror Boy' won the Best Young Actor Award and was nominated for the Best Film and Best Supp Actor. 'Mirror Boy' was nominated for Best Film and Best pan African Actor at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2011 and for her role in 'Mirror Boy', Genevieve Nnaji won the award for The Best Breakthrough Performance at the Monaco Films Awards.
Written, produced & directed by Obi Emelonye, an award winning UK based Nigerian film maker, 'Mirror Boy' is an enthralling journey as seen through the eyes of a London- born 12 year old African boy, Tijani. After a London street fight on 13th of June, in which a local boy is hurt, Tijan's mother decides to take him back their roots, to Gambia. On their arrival in Banjul, Tijan encounters a strange apparition, a boy smiling at him in a mirror and vanishing. Seeing the same boy in a crowded street market the next day sets in motion a chain of events, with Tijan finding himself lost. While Tijan's panic-stricken mother struggles to find her son, Tijan is left alone in the company of the enigmatic Mirror Boy, seemingly only visible to him. A cathartic climax helps TIJANI to unravel the mystery of the MIRROR BOY. It also provides him with a rather mystical explanation for the way his life has cascaded from the 13th of June towards this inter-twined fate with a father he has never met.

OMOTOLA RETURNS FROM NIGERIAN REUNION PARTY IN US-GRACES PSQUARE’S ALBUM LAUNCH IN GRAND STYLE

Beyond the Nigerian entertainment scene, Omotola Jalade, the ace Nollywood

actress and musician has become a big brand outside the shores of Nigeria.

She has just returned from the recently held 15th Annual Nigerian Reunion

held at Orlando, Florida, where she hosted and performed alongside other top

Nigerian artistes such as Helen Paul, Eldee, Basketmouth, M.I, Yvonne Orji,

Seyi Brown and others.

She returned to Nigeria weeks back and her first public appearance was at

Psquare's 'Invasion' album launch at Eko Hotel and did a follow-up at Uche

Jombo's movie premiere 'Damage'.

Omotola who has been off social scenes due to the fact that she has been

busy on two international jobs 'Ties that binds' in Ghana, an African movie

written and produced by Leila Djansi where she acted alongside four-time

NAACP Image Award winner, Kimberly Elise. The other being 'Amina' a movie

she shot in UK where she acted alongside British renowned actor and boxer,

Will Johnson.

Omotola who is not known to attend every event as she's quite selective and

get paid to grace some of these events is gearing up for another movie with

greater international dimension. She is however keeping the deal under her

wrap.

The super star actress is back at her desk in her GRA office where she going

through scripts and attending to other businesses outside of the

entertainment industry.

Monday, August 1, 2011

TOP DANCER, KAFFY CONFIRMS SHE IS PREGNANT FOR PSQUARE BAND MEMBER,REVEALS WEDDING PLAN

Kafayat Shefau the popular dancer who goes by the stage name Kaffy has finally confirmed that she is indeed pregnant for Joseph Ameh, a band member with Psquare.The confirmation is coming weeks after the information first leaked to the Press.

Gistmaster.com gathered that Kaffy is getting really prepared for motherhood.

In this week's edition of City People magazine, she told Afolabi Oyekoya that it was not a pregnancy by mistake. She said that she was doing it with her boyfriend without using any preventive measures so she was not shocked when she realized that she was pregnant.

Kaffy also revealed that she has already concluded wedding plans with her man and soon all roads would lead to Epe,the hometown of her father for the Nikkai ceremony (Islamic wedding).

Kaffy, dance 'machine' and gym instructor shot into limelight after a dance team she led won the Dance competition organized by Silverbird some years ago, this putting her name in the Guinness Book of all records.

She has featured in music videos of Nigeria's top music stars like Ruggedman and Psquare. She also made a huge fortune as a judge on the top rated dance reality show, Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa but this year she was dropped for May7, an American based singer and daughter of Nigeria ex-international soccer star, Mr.Segun Odegbami.

-Niyi Tabiti

niyi@gistmaster.com

Spice TV Presents Spice Haute Party

Spice TV, a fashion, beauty, and lifestyle Channel from the stable of CMA (Consolidated Media Associates) content provider of Soundcity, Tellevista and VillageSquare presents the 2011 edition of Spice Haute Party.

Spice Haute Party is a quarterly exclusive gathering of the affluent, professionals, fashion designers, musicians and technocrats in an atmosphere of glamour and luxury.

Come the 5th of August Spice TV will gather fashion and music lovers at Four Point Hotel for a night of fun and social networking. The event will feature a sneak display of runway fashion from some of Nigeria’s notable designers, music performances from top artistes and majorly an amusing atmosphere to mingle and network.

The event is proudly supported by Hennessey, Four Point by Sheraton, Mania magazine, Soundcity Channel and Sleek Make Up.

For further enquiries, call: Faith Inegbe – 07066025690, Adeola Ojedokun – 08060022099

Check out Spice TV website on www.myspice.tv

DIMEJI ALARA ESCAPES ASSASINATION

Dimeji Alara, the famous stylist and editor in chief at Mania Magazine escaped death by whiskers when suspected hired assassins stormed his Lagos home on 29 July 2011.

Alara told blogger, Stella Dimoko Korkus that he was shocked to the marrows of his body when the hoodlums invaded his residence,demanding for money. They also told him that he would be killed because that was their aim.

They kept asking for money as if they had info from somewhere that he had a substantial amount at home but there was little, he narrated. Three of them, Alara said, were with huge guns that could blow ones head off in a second. Thank God, his life was spared in the operation.

This is one experience he would never forget in a hurry.

FASHION EXCLUSIVE : ALTER EGO unveils RESORT 2012 COLLECTION- JOY

Designers are pushing the envelope , breaking all the rules .

The new resort 2012 collection of ALTER EGO called "JOY" is a preview of their ongoing study of modern African prints and silhouettes.

With an aim to condense the collective new contemporary Nigerian experience into beautiful everyday classics of casual and elegant clothing for real women. With a new trend of the two prints style, the exclusive fabric designs by African American textile designer, Kitwana, have seen the - "Twins and Fertility" as well as the Lagos Traffic designs become the trending factor of the season.

The “lagos traffic” print was simply inspired by many photographs and pictures of the hustle in the buzzing business hub of lagos- An everyday sight of an average transport garage .

In the spirit of easy breezy resort wear, ALTER EGO has defined the trend by the use of easy, simple silhouettes in their wrap dresses, silk shirts and cowl neck tops.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

KAREN AND WENDHALL WIN BIG BROTHER AMPLIFIED

Karen Igho the controversial housemate in the Big Brother Amplified edition has been declared winner of the reality show, alongside Wendhall Parson of Zimbabwe. The two would share the $400,000(Four Hundred thousand US Dollars) grand prize.
Karen's triumph at the Big Brother Amplified edition made it the third time that a Nigerian would be winning the reality show. She also made history as the first Nigerian female winner of the widely acclaimed Africa's biggest reality show.
Karen, a self styled 'gangster' was considered the 'life line' of the Big Brother Amplified edition because of her because of the way she held the viewers spell bound.

Karen won with overwhelming votes from Nigeria, Angola, Rest of Africa, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania. Wendhal won votes cast in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Kenya while Luclay won in South Africa and Botswana.

Karen, a Nigerian and former stripper in the UK first got into limelight after news and photos of her breast enlargement was published. Karen was also a former housemate in the Next movie star reality show in Nigeria. The two previous winners of BBA, Kelvin Pam and Uti Nwanchukwu were also past housemates of the Nigeria Next Movie Star. The 27 year old is ever ready to take a ride into the celeb world.

The other winner, Wendhal, is a 23 year old citizen of Zimbabwe. He is also a commercial pilot.Luclay, from South Africa took the third position, while other housemates such as Vina (Nigeria) were evicted.

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See photo of Karen rollicking at Actress Uche Jombo's birthday party in Lagos

By Niyi Tabiti

niyi@gistmaster.com