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People, events that shaped 2008

Albums of the year

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Asa

AsaBukola Elemide, popularly known as Asa, stunned music lovers when she called it quits with Kelvin Luciano, the owner of her former label and pitched her tent with France-based Naïve Records. But even more stunning was her release of Asa, an album she named after herself.Expectedly, the album, which had chartbursting tracks like Jailer and Fire on The Mountain, sold like hot cake.She also carted away three awards at this year’s edition of Hip Hop World Awards, one of which was Album of the Year.Gongo AsoIf you don’t have a copy of this album, you may as well have lost touch with the goings on in the music world. Virtually all the songs from the album rocked cars, clubs, offices and streets within and outside Nigeria. Fans know the lyrics of most of the songs offhand and do not hesitate to sing along whenever the artiste, 9ice, performs on stage.· EntertainerAfter doing a good job on the album CV with his label mates last year, D’banj went ahead to release his own album in March 2008 and got the streets and clubs banging with songs like Fall in Love, Suddenly and Igwe.You know the PNew kid on the block, Naeto C, sure breathed fresh air into the music industry witth his new approach to rap music. With songs like Kini Big Deal, Ashewo, Sitting on Top and You Know My P, he challenged the future of hard core rapMajor events in 2008Hip Hop World Awards
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Posted by Nollywood Gossip on Friday 26 December 2008 - 19:32:37

Celebrities And Their Christmas Wishes - Christmas Wishes, Gifts, Stars Want

Chidi Mokeme, Actor
My Xmas wish is that God will give mankind our heart desires and grant us the grace to understand the reason for the season.
Mayor Akinpelu, Publisher, Global Excellence Magazine
My Xmas wish is for a car I love so much. It’s a Mercedes Benz GL550 4matic. I love the car so much but cannot afford it. It is 16 million naira.
Wale Ademokoya, Publisher
My Xmas wish is for a 3-day vacation to any place quiet.
Clarion Chukwurah, Actress
There is a yearly present that I give myself. I will be going to Cameroon for the International Film Festival and to shoot a movie. On Xmas day, I will be on set. When I return on the 27th, I will be heading to Calabar for the festival and then get back to Lagos in time to say Happy New Year.

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Posted by Nollywood Gossip on Friday 26 December 2008 - 18:57:02

Nollywood’s sexiest man : Iyke, Elliot or Ike?

My, my, I thought I have seen the last of blood-curling, gritty, damn-the-devil hand-twisting, send-me-to-hell-and-back head to head battle since ‘Braveheart’ and ‘Gladiators’ but I never knew fans could do just as well, going for the jugular of one another just to express their love for their favourite stars. How it gets this way still beats me. For peace to reign I shall excuse myself from the ‘rofo-rofo fight’ and implore voters to desist from threatening one another because of the choices they make. My God! This is a quest not the accursed civil war!

Wow! A whole 5,130 votes came in even though only 4,902 were treated as legitimate while 228 were discarded for the usual reason of multiplicity. Jim Iyke shot back to lead this week with 1,862 votes, followed closely by Desmond who raked in 1,714 votes and Emeka Ike toeing his usual place of third with 1,326 votes.

Desmond Elliot

Intriguing enough, the week was Emeka’s best since the beginning of this quest but it seems to have come at the wrongest of times when the battle has really got intense between Jim and Desmond. Two weeks ago, he would have led the week with such a score, but for Jim and Desmond’s to-the-death battle stand.

Now, the stand remains Jim Iyke 1st with a total score of 10,990. Desmond 2nd with a gross total of 9, 845 and Emeka Ike with the sum of 7,633 votes at the 3rd place. Anyway, warm up for the final voting week before the next quest.
Jim Iyke
1. The truth is clear that Jim is the sexiest even from his outward appearance, the way he smiles and his sexy eyes make him the sexiest. He is every woman’s dream, I wish I could see him one day at least to appreciate the work he has done in Nollywood.
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Posted by Nollywood Gossip on Friday 26 December 2008 - 18:48:11

I go out in cabs because I’m too old to drive –Bukky Ajayi

Although you appear in home videos as well as television series, you seem to be more at home with the latter…

I am at home with both. This is my job. This is my life. I love being in front of the camera. I love making people happy. So, it is not a question of whether I am more at home with one form or the other. As long as it is drama, I am ready to do it. I would have loved to do more of stage, but age is telling more on me, and the stress of stage play is more.

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Posted by Nollywood Gossip on Friday 26 December 2008 - 19:38:05

Nigerian musicians pressurise me to air their videos – Babafemi Olagbaiye, MTV Base Operations Mana

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What lesson has MTV Base learnt from the outcome of the MAMA awards that was held recently?
MTV has learnt a lot from the fallout of the MAMA show. We took on a big project. It was quite an ambitious project and a lot of things happened. We have learnt other ways of doing certain things. We have learnt how to approach things from different angles.

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Posted by Nollywood Gossip on Friday 26 December 2008 - 19:36:01

How I narrowly escaped death after I had spent five days with kidnappers- Rotimi Makinde

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For Rotimi Makinde, life, as it is often said, has never been a bed of roses. At a time when most of his peers depended on their parents for their upkeep and enjoyed the relative warmth and comfort of their homes, he practically lived by his wits in the streets and sweated night and day in order to survive.

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Posted by Nollywood Gossip on Friday 26 December 2008 - 19:29:25

Artistes, Events That Rocked, Shook The Entertainment World In 2008

Orlando Owoh

NNOCENT Idibia, popularly called Tuface has had it good all through the year 2008. An international award winning musician, his songs are recognised not only in Nigeria but beyond.
Tuface proved this when he ended up being the only Nigerian artiste who got nomination for the World Music Awards where he went home with the award for the Best African Act.

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Posted by Nollywood Gossip on Friday 26 December 2008 - 18:58:40

A Lot Of Damage Has Been Done From Prying Into My Private Life

Clarion Chukwura

She needs little or no introduction when her name is mentioned. Clarion Chukwurah is a star of repute in the Nigerian movie industry. In this interview, she opens up to Sandra-Izuu Okafor on her personal experience as an actress and her non-governmental organisation for the under-privileged, mentally and physically challenged children.

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Posted by Nollywood Gossip on Friday 26 December 2008 - 18:53:01

A great mum I am, a good wife ... I doubt— Mandy

Mandy Uzonitsha is one of the pioneer female stand-up comedians we have in Nigeria. In this interview with Aramide Pius, she speaks on her career, how she copes with single parenthood as well as her challenges on the job, among many issues. Enjoy:

You’re a mother, are you a wife? You didn’t mention that you’re a wife.
No. No. I didn’t mention I’m a wife. But I’m a mother. Can you please explain that, how can you be a mother without being a wife?
We have people that are mothers and not wives, you know. I’m a mother, that’s all.
Is it a normal thing not to be a wife and be a mother?
It should be. It should be.
Then what’s going on about you?
I’m just a mother, a great mother, but not a great wife. I’m not a wife, but I’m a great mother.
You don’t want to say anything about your marriage?
No. You can’t push me down there. You can’t even box me into the corner. I’m just a mother.
They say you’re the first female comedian in Nigeria? Is it true?
I don’t know.
But you claim it yourself.
Because I know it.
Why do you say you’re the first female comedian?

Mandy Uzonitsha

Because I’m the first Nigerian lady ever seen doing stand-up. And you see when people talk, like in abroad, they talk with statistics, with points, reasons, this one did this in so-so-so year, etc. And thank God, if I say I’m the first, I have a proof. Why? The first time we had the first ever Ayo Animashun’s Girls’ Nite Out was the first time we had all the girls in the industry performing under one roof. The ones that were into sound were on the console, those that were behind cameras, and it was like that, everybody was doing something. If you were not on stage, you were off it. They were looking for a stand-up comedian and they wanted to get Binta Ayo-Mogaji who stays in Ibadan to crack jokes. I went there to do my normal Afro beat or my reggae. They kept looking for a female comedian. I remembered that in that same year, February 14, 1999, I had done something for Bacchus Lite. I was the MC, and I was just cracking jokes unknown to me that that was stand-up comedy. So, at Girls’ Nite Out, when they said it was important, I told them I could do it and I brought the house down.
Do you feel justified being the first, when it seems that Princess is more visible than you?
But that’s where we make a lot of mistakes. There are places Princess is needed and places Mandy is needed, just like Ali Baba and Basket Mouth. Where Ali goes, Basket Mouth doesn’t. I’ve been lucky in the jobs I’ve done. I’m not talking about peanut jobs here. I’m talking about doing one job and resting. I don’t hustle for jobs.
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Posted by Nollywood Gossip on Friday 26 December 2008 - 18:46:53

I chose wicked roles in movies to expose the wicked— Ozokwor, a.k.a Mama G

Long before she starred in the movie, Old School, a movie that gave her the alias Mama G and inflamed her prominence in the movie industry, Patience Ozokwor was already an established name in Nollywood. Nobody forgets easily any of her famous roles either as a wicked mother in-law or step mother.
And she is quick to tell you she accepts such roles to expose the wicked. But is Mama G only good at playing wicked roles? She gives the answer and a lot more. Enjoy;

You’re all smiles this morning, what’s up?
As you can see, I’m feeling great. How do you feel being the first ever Face of Nollywood Award winner?I feel honoured and happy. I give God all the praise because I would not have been able to achieve a thing like that on my own. Knowing also that this award was given to me by my fans makes me very happy and loved.
When your name was mentioned that day, the whole crowd stood up to honour you, how exactly did you feel at that point?

Patience Ozokwor

At the very point my name was mentioned as the winner, I felt goose pimples all over me and I just went on my knees to praise God. When the voting was going on, I wasn’t aware so I didn’t even vote for myself and didn’t tell my people to vote for me. In fact when my name was mentioned among the last three, I told myself that at worst I’ll go home with the last prize. I’m very grateful to my fans out there knowing that they love me so much not minding who I am or where I come from.
In your opinion, what attributes can you say earned you this award?
I don’t know, may be my fans will answer that question better. Sometimes people call me and say that I act so well and real, but I don’t get carried away by those comments. It only makes me know that people are watching my movies which means that a lot more is expected of me.
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Posted by Nollywood Gossip on Friday 26 December 2008 - 18:45:42

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