Prolific actor, Edgard Leroy, who won the award for the Best Indigenous Movie (Yoruba) Category, at the last AMVCA, has been announced dead. According to his colleague, David Akande, who announced his death on his Instagram page, the actor, hailed from Cameroon, was said to have died from a fatal accident, on his way to a movie location in Ibadan. He died at the Sagamu area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. Akande wrote: “Good night Edgard Leroy, my brother, friend and partner. I love you.” “On the 11th day of June 2022, a ghastly motor accident on Lagos Ibadan…
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Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus, recently ‘attacked’ an Instagram user who alleged her weight loss was achieved through surgery. Badmus had shared a video of herself on her Instagram page to show off her new body. In the video, she also appeared to be complaining about adding weight. An Instagram user alleged that Badmus had once admitted to undergoing a weight loss surgery. “She already admitted to weight loss surgery,” the user wrote. In response, the movie star said; “Keep quiet and stop lying.” At some point when the film star was still lamenting about her body weight, she had challenged people who sell weight-loss…
Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo stated that the rise in domestic violence cases in society should not be linked to Nollywood. She made this known in an interview with Sunday Scoop recently. According to her, “The portrayals have always been according to the culture being depicted in the movie. We (Nollywood) mirror society and proffer solutions. I don’t think Nollywood is solely responsible for how women are treated.” Adding that religion and culture are not totally blameless in cases of domestic violence. She said: “Cultural and religious institutions are the ‘creators’ of gender. They are the ones who say ‘this is…
Arts lovers are set to be thrilled with the announcement of a stage play centered on the lives of Emirs Sanusi Lamido I and II, Truth in Clay, said to debut in August. The play, produced by the Duke of Shomolu, is to be staged in Lagos and Abuja, according to a statement by Joseph Edgar, the Executive Chairman of Duke of Shomolu. The play will depict the lives, drama and intrigues surrounding the detronement of both Emir Sanusi I and his grandson, Emir Sanusi II. The recount will be made following the eyewitness account of some Dogari (palace guards),who…
Dear Dorothy, I am a lawyer by profession, in my mid-twenties, and have been dating this man for five years and in my mind we were happy together and I was looking forward to our tying the knot. You can imagine my surprise and disappointment when he left me without any notice and married someone else who I later discovered he had been dating behind my back for about eighteen months. You can imagine how badly I feel after this breakup. I feel very sad about this; I feel depressed about being used, deceived and dumped. I am very bitter…
With long trips come back pain or neck pain. The seats in cars, aeroplanes, buses, and trains, sometimes are not the most comfortable. Besides sitting still for an extended time can in itself aggravate painful areas in the back and neck. Seats in cars, trains, planes etc. often don’t provide the right type of support for the lower back and/or neck. A support pillow can be used to make your seat more comfortable and support your lower back. If you don’t have one or forget to bring it, a jacket, sweater or blanket rolled up can also provide support for…
A tower of loneliness stands still in front of his heart & only a cold quart of black label remembers his plight at hideout bar & its hungry ear ate all his secrets on a Thursday night drunk & upset until he found himself sunk & burnt between the glory thighs of a german tourist her lips dripping mulberry juices deeply dipping a poet in her poolside after an extensive pata pata to end a poet’s kalahari times Zama Madinana is a South African poet based in Johannesburg. His work has appeared in Stanzas, Botsotso, Carapace, Poetry Potion, The…
Readings: Acts 20:28-38; Psalm 68; John 17:11-19 Paul was in Miletus, on his way to Jerusalem, not knowing what would happen to him in Jerusalem. He decided to call the elders of the Church in Ephesus together. He reminded them of his sacrificial labour amongst them and he admonished them to imitate his example as they shepherded the flock. I am particularly thrilled by the admonition of Paul that the elders should watch over the flock that God had entrusted to them because fierce wolves would come from within and without and would try to devour the sheep. Dear friends,…
Every woman has a story but our Woman Crush Wednesday, Ifeoma Uddoh’s story leaves an indelible mark teaching us lessons on how to dream big and take our place as game changers. She is a social entrepreneur and the founder of the first fintech for women in Nigeria – Shecluded. Ifeoma was raised by a single mother after her father died. Despite the loss so early in her life, Ifeoma moved forward undettered. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in industrial mathematics and a master’s degree in management science and operations research, and went on to amass over a decade of career…
Readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; Romans 8:8-17; John 14:15-16, 23-26. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Today is the day we have been preparing for through a series of prayers, novena and programs – it is the feast of Pentecost. Today, we recall the day that the early disciples and followers of the Lord received in a significant, powerful and decisive way, the Holy Spirit which Jesus promised them. This year, I am sorry, I chose not to go into the history of the…