ENTERTAINMENT

Google Doodle celebrates Christy Essien-Igbokwe’s 58th posthumous birthday

Daily Dispatch November 11, 2018

Google on Sunday celebrated the Nigeria’s Lady of Songs, Christy Uduak Essien-Igbokwe on her 58th posthumous birthday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google’s homepages that commemorates holidays, events, achievements

ENTERTAINMENT

Alaghodaro: Obaseki plans 30-hectare television village, donates N10m to physically challenged artiste

Daily Dispatch November 10, 2018

ABIODUN JIMOH, BENIN CITY Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has revealed that plans are in the works for a 30-hectare Television Village in Okhoro axis of Benin City, which will attract big-ticket investments from Nollywood, Nigeria’s booming movie industry. The governor also said that the sum of N250 million will be allocated to boost the […]

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Mo Abudu,Meghan Markle make UK 100 Black Powerlist

Daily Dispatch October 25, 2018

Four Nigerians including media mogul, Mo Abudu, boxing champion Anthony Joshua, actor John Boyega joined Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex as new additions to the 2018 UK ‘100 Black Powerlist’. The 12-year old list, which was unveiled on Tuesday, annually features UK’s top 100 people of Black or Carribean heritage who use their positions […]

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HBO premieres film on kidnapped Chibok school girls

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2018

A film documentary, “Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram”, a tale of the kidnapped Chibok School Girls, has been released by Home Box Office (HBO), American premium cable and satellite television network. The documentary was written and produced by Karen Edwards and directed by Gemma Atwal, and is an HBO collaboration with BBC2 and ARTE […]

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Breaking: Veteran actor, Ajimajasan is dead

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2018

One of the foremost veteran actors in the country’s Yoruba movies industry, Mr Ola Omonitan, popularly known as ‘Ajimajasan’ or ‘Baba No Regret’ is dead. He died early this morning Thursday 18 October 2018, at the age of 82. His first daughter and eldest child, Ajike confirmed the news in a telephone conversation with this […]

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Genevieve Nnaji signs film deal with U.S. based agency

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2018

Nollywood Actress Genevieve Nnaji , has signed a deal with United Talent Agency, (UTA) for representation in film, TV and production. UTA, also represents Hollywood’s Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Channing Tatum, Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Kim Soo Hyun and Liv Tyler, according to Deadline report. The deal, it is also been suspected, will […]