June 2013
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The wait is over. The EbonyLife TV launch is taking place today. American publishing Executive and Founder of Forbes Media, Steve Forbes who is the keynote speaker at the historical event arrived Nigeria yesterday evening, he was warmly received by the host, Mo' Abudu and her crew.

Ebony Life TV has secured the channel 165 spot on DSTV, it will focus on entertainment and lifestyle programming. Based in Tinapa, Calabar, Ebony Life TV is being regarded as 'Africa's first global black entertainment network'. It will be seen in over 40 African countries on DSTV and then SKY in the UK, and DISH in the US.
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Former Super Eagles midfielder, Thompson Oliha, has been confirmed dead. The Kwara Football Academy (KFA) head coach reportedly slumped in the toilet and died after he was rushed to the hospital.

The incumbent Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has described the death of the sport star as a personal loss, adding that he was a great and disciplined player who loved the nation.

Oliha was part of the Super Eagles team that won the Tunisia 1994 tournament. He was aged 44.

May his soul find repose
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EME helmsman and self-styled Mr Capable, Banky W recently shot the video of his Good Good Loving song. Featured in the video as his leading lady is gorgeous ex-Tinsel star, Damilola Adegbite of the Telema Duke fame.

Also featured in the song are some of his celeb friends, Eldee, Wizkid, Lynxxx, Efya to mention a few. We can always trust Banky W for another mind-blowing love song and going by these pictures, the video is going to be awesome.
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You ask, what other thing can he wish for asides victory for his club. You're right but he wants the victory to be delivered through him. The Brazilian footballer has a great admiration for Spanish goal-keeper, Iker Casillas and he would be honoured if he scores against him in the Confederations Cup final.

"Casillas is one of the greatest keepers in the world – now and always. I have huge respect and admiration for him. Everyone would love to have him in their side, but on Sunday I hope to have the honour of scoring against him". He revealed.

The 2011/2012 South American Footballer of the Year award recipient continued, "It's going to be a great game. Everyone is really looking forward to it. It's a clash between two historic national sides, two teams with a lot of tradition. Spain with their star players and Brazil, with their stars. I hope that it's a match which everyone enjoys and that Brazil end as the winners.

The ex-Santos forward who scored about 3 goals in the ongoing tournament and provided the two assists, that gave Brazil a 2-1 win over Uruguay in the semi-final has joined reigning laLiga Champions, Barcelona.



Relax Neymar, if you don't toss the net in this tournament, you can do it in LaLiga.
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Few days ago, some alleged marijuana pictures believed to be posted on actress, Tonto Dikeh's instagram generated a lot of controversy in the social media. Infact, an NDLEA agent who got wind of the issue said she might face 15-year prison sentence if found in possession of the narcotics. The Rivers-State born thespian has however cleared the air, insisting they were all made up.

"As much as I would like to ignore the current issue on hemp, I think I owe well-meaning people some clarification. It is so easy the misconception that can come from a picture- the genius of technology.

If you cannot find me holding a wrap of marijuana then you may want to slow down on your assumptions. We shouldn't use our platforms to spread half-truths

A fan wrote those words with herbs on my birthday on instagram, and I replied: "Thank you #teampoko". Now, how does someone else's action become my crime?
If I said those words ('Mi smoke ganja, mi smoke weed, while my hatez smoke ma gossip' ) I will stand by them, but I didn't, and just because it is convenient for people to believe the lies, still doesn't make it the truth.

The whole thing is falsified by people who just love to have fun at other's expense. Let's put some thought to some of the things we write. Don't do cut-and-paste. The original pictures are there to see; but no! That is too boring to be the truth.

We want the truth to be nasty and spicy for our enjoyment, even if it is a pack of lies. Visit my instagram page and see if the original picture is the same as the ones being circulated.
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This isn't the world's most anticipated baby picture of North West. It is that of the mother; Kim.
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My attention isn't even on the outfit, but the caption, "I'm most comfortable when I'm nude." She has no idea how badly people would want to read this. Omotola, okay o. I like the colour combination of the mag tho'.
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The Nigerian movie industry has witnessed a tremendous growth over the years. We now have super fantastic crop of actors parading our screens, exceptional movies with social messages are being churned out and no doubt, Nollywood is one of Nigeria’s greatest exports. However, inspite of this impressive development, there have been certain let downs which, with each passing day are becoming difficult to ignore.  So, let’s highlight some of those annoying issues that are being shoved in our faces in Nigerian films. Candidly, the Yoruba section of the Nigerian movie industry is the major culprit here.


(1) Fetishism- This is the biggest snag of the industry. 7 out of 10 of Nigerian movies are laced with fetish or witchcraft scenes. Infact, we are now convinced that visiting a native doctor would solve a problem quicker and better than seeking medical help.

(2) Subtitles- How best to ease off stress than watching a poorly subtitled Nigerian movie? Whoever told their writers all sentences have to be translated literally need several smacks in the butts. For example, a woman who is angry with her son might reply his greeting thus, "Ti n ba kaaro nko" meaning, what's good about the morning? Or please don't greet me. My people would "upload", "what if I don't good morning?" What the hell is that?

(3) Shooting- A man would be stabbed several times and his singlet would be as white as snow. Guys, we don't mind tastytime or zobo? Then, in yoruba movies, it takes 24 hours or maximum of 48 days for a deep wound to heal. 

(4) Car and Passerby- In most street scenes, there's always this fine or ugly lady waiting for a cab at the road side. And a young, handsome man who never knows his way around pulls over, asks for direction, zooms off a bit, reverses and offers to give her a lift. She turns down the offer at first and after persuasion, she enters the car, they exchange numbers, the rest is history. Meanwhile, ever since i started giving out directions, I have never been offered a lift, infact they just zoom off before I finish talking. Maybe i should try harder.lol

(5) Running in the street- has anyone noticed? There's always a car waiting somewhere for every child or adult running on the street. He or she has to be hit by a vehicle. Yesoo, abi what’s the purpose of the running? And of course he has to hug the bonnet, slide and die.

(6) Makeup- What will it cost to employ professional makeup artists for their movie projects? The makeup on some actresses, (Yoruba actresses especially) can make you puke. Purple lipstick, silver eye shadow and then a straight-lined brow. It is always an eyesore Sigh!

(7) Bland sound track- I'm sure you have something to say on this.  And you'll agree with me that instrumentals are better used than those bland/wacky soundtracks they make us listen to. Soundtracks that tell the entire story are the most annoying. And then they start singing like strangled cats. Oh please!

(8) Poison- Please help an ignorant lady here. Do they really sell poison in chemist’s shops? I mean the one in liquid form, with POISON boldly written across the bottle? Dear filmmakers, once you bring out a bottle, cry, down the contents and then writhe in pains, leave the rest to us. It’s pointless writing POISON on bottles. We can think!

(9) Date/romantic scenes: Some date scenes discourage you from going into a relationship. In fairness, some are brilliantly shot. If they are not hugging pillow up and down, they run round a certain palm tree till one of them decides to fall down. Please stop that!  There was one I saw, I actually forced myself to forget the title. The couple visited an eatery, bought ONE bottle of Maltina drink and ONE piece of chicken and then shared it between them. Taaaar!!! If you will take out of your lover’s food, you should at least have one plate to yourself.


(10) Diagnosis/Hospital Scene- Their Doctors be like, “your son has been diagnosed of cancer, we need to get some Panadol extra and Vitamin C which cost N100, 000. You have to deposit N50, 000 before we commence treatment”.  And then the person playing the role of the Doctor turns out to be, a go-to actor for crime roles. Sigh!

To be continued



















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Fast-rising Gospel musician, Daniel Atima, popularly called "Tru South" is back with another impressive single titled, "Head Full of Dreams".

The artiste who converted to full time Gospel music shortly after receiving a recognition Award from President Obama is poised to make a huge difference and a lasting impact in the Gospel music terrain.

Tru South is also the President of Highway To Hope Foundation USA/AFRICA/NIGERIA and Representative, Rick Hendrix Foundation to mention a few.


Download the song Link:
http://www.hulkshare.com/ubsy3cww1jpc
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Argentine striker, Carlos Tevez has joined reigning Serie A champions, Juventus on a £10m switch. The former Manchester City player signed a 3 year-deal and was handed the no 10 shirt after undergoing medical for the Italian club.

The 29 year-old who scored 73 goals in 148 appearances for Manchester City declared, "I am very happy to be at Juve as this is a great satisfaction for me."
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Star actress and producer, Stephanie Okereke-Linus has won the "Excellence in Drama" category of the Montage Africa Women of Excellence Awards (MAWEA).

The MAWEA is an award presentation designed to celebrate & recognise a select group of special Nigerian women for their exceptional accomplishments & contributions to the society in different endeavours of life.

The Kankelon hair ambassador, announced the news yesterday via her website; Stephaniedaily.com.
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The #SaveOJB campaign is still on and Nigerians home or abroad are still enjoined to send in their widow's mite for prolific musician, OJB Jezreel's N16 million kidney transplant operation in India.

The Encomium magazine team had an interview with the ailing singer on Monday 24th June, 2013. These are excerpts.

"When early diagnosis was done, it was just a case of renal failure. Right now, my two kidneys are gone. We are running dialysis at the moment. It started two years ago, but gradually depreciated.

"Most people tend to attribute kidney problem to drinking and smoking. I was told it doesn't have anything to do with that, because as much as I drink and smoke then, it was casual drinking. Maybe they offer you a bottle of drink and all that but not like I drink 15 bottles a day. I have a friend who has gone through this and he never drank or smoked.

"The whole process of the treatment from pre-process, transplanting process and post-transplanting will cost about $100, 000. In two years, I have spent up to five million Naira which I have been trying to maintain myself. That is why it has been kept secret.

"God willing, I have like eight to ten weeks more to get the transplant done. It's strange, I still walk around a little. I can't eat much though. I trust God and Nigerians for their financial support"
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Seriously, I've always wanted to see Omawumi act. And I'm sure the acclaimed singer wouldn't let me down with this. Her riveting hit song, 'In the Music' has been turned into a yet-to-be-released movie.

Produced by Lulu, the film stars the Glo ambassador (Omawumi), Chelsea Eze, Keira Hewatch, Jumoke Ayadi, Bryan Okwara and many more. These are some of the behind-the-scene photos.




Photocredit: Flytime TV
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After being displaced by singers, Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez in the year 2011 and 2012, billionaire talk show queen, Oprah Winfrey is back to number one spot on Forbes' 2013 most powerful celebrities.

The 59 year-old who's topped the list four times since 1999 is being credited with $77 million (£50m) earnings between June 2012 and June 2013. Forbes writer, Dorothy Pomerantz asserts that she still weilds an enormous amount of power.

"She is taking this cable network and turning it around just through the sheer force of her will, her connections and her ability." She added


For the 2013 compilation, Forbes looked into celebrity's earnings on income from tours, books, contracts, endorsements, movies and residuals etc and how they appeared in the media using different polls.


2013 FORBES' CELEBRITY 100

1) Oprah Winfrey $77m
2) Lady Gaga $80m
3) Steven Spielberg $100m
4) Beyonce $53m
5) Madonna $125m
6) Taylor Swift $55m
7) Jon Bon Jovi $79m
8) Roger Federer $71m
9) Justin Bieber $58m
10) Ellen DeGeneres $56m
11) Hugh Jackman $55m
12) Jennifer Lopez $45m
13) Rihanna $43m
14) Coldplay $64m
15) Tiger Woods $78m
16) LeBron James $60m
17) Simon Cowell $95m
18) Katy Perry $39m
19) David Beckham $47m
20) Robert Downey Jnr $75m
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Italian coach, Carlo Ancelotti has been confirmed as Real Madrid coach. The 54 year-old former Paris Saint Germain boss recently signed a 3 year-contract with the spanish club.

"Familiar with the pressures of managing the great teams of the continent (Juventus, Milan, Chelsea and PSG) the Italian is a guarantee to direct an exciting project." Real Madrid wrote on their website. The former Chelsea Manager would be officially unveiled tomorrow.
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Still on ailing music producer, Babatunde David Okungbowa popularly known as OJB. While his colleagues and friends are still pooling their resources together and encouraging others to contribute their quota, rapper, Kelly Handsome, in conjunction with The Omenwanne Foundation, A. Allen Foundation – www.audreyallenfoundation.com has released a song titled "Save OJB".

Kelly according to sources is expected to make his donation this week and attend the 'Save OJB' Concert in Abuja.

OJB Jezreel is down with a kidney-related disease which has resulted in the necessity for a kidney transplant. He needs $100, 000 to undergo the operation in India.


Send your donation directly to:

BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: UBA, Babatunde Okungbowa, 1015075120

Download: Save OJB
http://www.hulkshare.com/attcvsxoxo8w


Here's a previous post on OJB
http://loladeville.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/ace-music-producer-ojb-jezreel-down.html
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The issue is not its whooping £2,499 price, the real question is, can you wear the coat? Some fashion designers are really carving out weird, totally weird stuffs.

Made from over one million strands of male chest hair, it took designers a total of 200 hours to create it. Wonder, where the whole idea came from? It was made by Wing Co. as a protest against the widespread 'manning-down' of British men.
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Arsenal winger, Theo Walcott walked his childhood sweetheart, Melanie Slade down the aisle last week in Italy after dating for 9 years. Footballers hardly stay glued to their childhood girlfriends not to talk about tying the knots with them. Maybe it's not only footballers, maybe it's everywhere.


Speaking to Hello! magazine, the handsome England footballer stated, 'It's fantastic to be able to finally call Melanie my wife. Now we're excited to see what the future holds for us. I don't think marriage will change our relationship - I hope not anyway, as it was already everything I could have wanted.'


"That moment when I saw Theo waiting for me at the altar was so overwhelming. Your emotions are all over the place - you're so excited and euphoric because you're marrying this person who you love so much, but there are some nerves there too because it's such a big step.' His sports Physiotherapist wife revealed.


Such a cute couple! Wish them tons of marital bliss!



Source: DailyMail
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Pretty actress, Liz DaSilva christened her son, few days ago. Some of her colleagues who attended the event include Ronke Odusanya, Funke Etti, Iyabo Ojo etc.





Photocredit: Movie Moments
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Top-notch Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde will be making cameo appearances on American TV series, Hit The Floor today; her debut on US TV. The beautiful enterpreneur and philanthropist tweeted about the show yesterday.

@Realomosexy: "Okay! Finally its on Monday,9pm! #HitTheFloor ! My U.S Tv Debut! God is good y'all. Hehehe…@HitTheFloor @LADevilGirls #Ifactory @VH1."

Hit The Floor; an American drama television series on VH1 series, created last month revolves around Ahsha, a girl who joins the NBA Cheerleading team the Los Angeles Devil Girls, unaware of the treacherous and tempting world that follows.

Renowned Senegalese singer and music producer, Akon will also feature in the series.


Go Omotola
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Honestly, I don't think any actress in Nigeria, be it in the English side or Yoruba section is running about five to six endorsement contracts concurrently . Kindly correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there is.

Less than a month after nabbing a lucrative deal with Vita foam, Funke Akindele-Oloyede has been named the brand ambassador of another company; her 6th endorsement deal...and you just wonder how she keeps winning them over!
The new deal is with Qlichy.com; a new business portal owned by The Quadrant Company. Speaking on the new deal, the Jenifa star stated that she considers it to be a honour to be the brand ambassador.

"The Qlichy brand besides being the ultimate virtual meeting point and resource centre, is the future. I say this because this new platform will empower a lot of people." She added




Source: Movie Moments
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Kudos to the Mania team for this cover. It could pass for a foreign magazine. Think Tiwa Savage should venture into modelling, she got the look and the 'asset'. Or is she one already? She has this magical look on magazine covers!
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Got this picture from Hiphop World website and I've been laughing ever since. While the world is waiting for the picture of Kim Kardashian's baby to surface online, HiphopWorld decided to get naughty...and then they came up with the weirdest idea ever. The heart of man is really desperately wicked.lol. Hell No, Kim's baby can't look like this? May God forgive us all. Amen!



Really, I'm not part of this o. My own is to draw your attention to the handiwork of some people!
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Jara TV programme presenters; Uti
Nwachukwu and Helen Paul are on the cover of Redsheet Magazine. Helen's hairstylr tho', love their outfits
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The competition for this year's City People Entertainment awards is very tough especially especially in the Nollywood Face of the year, Best Actor/Actress (Yoruba and English) categories. It's hard to line up Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde,
Funke Akindele, Rita Dominic in one category.

The awards which is being put together by Seye Kehinde, CEO City People Media Group, to honour deserving individuals in showbiz. It is expected to hold on July, 14, 2013 at the Haven Event Centre, Ikeja.

LIST OF NOMINEES

(1) BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Odunlade Adekola

Femi Adebayo

Afonja Olaniyi (Sanyeri)

Adekola Tijani

Yomi Fash-Lanso

(2) BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Toyin Aimakhu

Dayo Amusa

Eniola Badmus

Funke Akindele


(3) BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH)

Nse Etim-Ikpe

Tonto Dike

Mercy Johnson

Oge Okoye

Chika Ike

(4) BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH)

Yule Edochie

Mike Ezuruonye

Muna Obiekwe


(5) NOLLYWOOD FACE OF THE YEAR

Genevieve Nnaji

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

Funke Akindele

Rita Dominic

(6) BEST NEW ACTOR OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Yomi Gold

Ibrahim Yekini

Big Val Jokotoju

Damola Olatunji

Gbenro Ajibade

Adeniyi Johnson

(7) BEST NEW ACTRESS OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Olaitan Ogungbile

Aishat Lawal

Tayo Ayeni

Bukky Adekongbe

Tayo Sobola

(8) BEST NEW ACTOR OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Mike Godson

Rex Okunzuwa

La Class Ozougwu

IK Ogbonna


(9) BEST NEW ACTRESS OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH)

Linda Ejiofor

Nicole Ndigwe

Blessing Patrick

Koko Willie

Ifunanya Igwe

(10) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Tayo Amokade ( Ijebu)

Ibrahim Chatta

Hareejan Olowojemo

Tayo Adeleye

Soji Taiwo


(11) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Bimbo Thomas

Mistura Asuramu

Lola Margareth

Taiwo Aromokun

(12) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH)

Walter Anger

Junior Pope Odonwodo

Uti Nwachukwu

Kenneth Okolie

Benson Okonkwo

Browny Igboegbu

(13) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Chacha Eke Faani

Eve Esin

Ruth Kadiri

Ani Amatosore

Ruby Ojiakor

(14) BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH)

Last Flight To Abuja -  Obi Emelonye

Mr. & Mrs. – Chinwe Egwuagu

Ije - Chineze Anyaene

The Meeting – Audrey Silva Production

In The Cupboard – Desmond Elliot

 

(15) BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Ite Oba – Segun Ogungbe

Sonto Alapata – Femi Adebayo

Aiye Koto-Adebayo Tijani

Kani – Bukky Wright

Mufu Olosa Oko – Odunlade Adekola

 

(16) BEST MOVIE PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH)

Emem Isong

Obi Emetonye

Mr. Perfect

Solo Amaco

C. Money

 

(17) BEST MOVIE PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Segun Ogungbe

Murphy Afolabi

Femi Adebayo

Muyiwa Ademola

Adebayo Tijani

 

(18) BEST MOVIE MARKETER OF THE YEAR (ENGLISH)

Pressing Forward

C. Money

P. Collins

Amaco

Great Star

(19) BEST MOVIE MARKETER OF THE YEAR (YORUBA)

Almoroof

Adekaz

Espallum

Alawaye Ventures

(20) BEST TV SERIES OF THE YEAR

Clinic Matters

Tinsel

Super Story

Family Ties

Face To Face

GHANA CATEGORIES


(21) BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR

John Dumelo

Majid Michel

Prince Dave Osei

Frank Artus

Adjetey Annang

(22) BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

Yvonne Nelson

Yvonne Okoro

Nadia Buari

Juliet Ibrahim

Jackie Appiah

Martha Ankomah

(23) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR

Frank Artus

Chris Attoh

Omar Sherif Captain

James Gardene

(24) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

Lydia Zynell Zuh

Roselyn Ngissah

Kafui Danku

Emmanuella Mensah

Khareema Aguiar

(25) HOTTEST ACTOR IN NOLLYWOOD OF THE YEAR

Frank Artus

Majid Micheal

John Dumelo

Prince Dave Osei

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Actress, Mercy Aigbe's son, Omogbolahan Olajuwon Gentry recently celebrated his 3rd birthday. Trust the actress to organize a fantastic shindig for the handsome lad.





Source: Movie Moments
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2013 has been a very good and fruitful year for most Nigerian artistes, especially rave of the moment in the music industry. Endorsement deals from reputable companies especially telecommunication firms keep springing up everywhere.

Few days ago, Kukere crooner, Iyanya reportedly got himself a 60million deal with Telecommunications giant, MTN. KCee of the 'Limpopo' fame and R'n'b/soul singer, Praiz have recently joined the MTN train.
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Few months back, I wrote about Nkem Owoh and Funke Akindele shooting a movie together, 'Osoufia and Jenifa'. Here are some behind-the-scene pictures.

Going by these pictures, I think Funke Akindele will be more troublesome in the flick, and Osoufia a big coward. And their marriage is going to be one hell of a journey. We can only guess. Get ready to have your ribs cracked!