Nollywood actress, Remi Abiola Is Dead!
This is a sad one as Nollywood loses another icon.
The talented actress, who has been battling with the ailment for sometime now, was said to have been in coma for 10 days, before she eventually died in a New York hospital.
She is survived by two children, one of whom she had for the late MKO Abiola. His name is Kamorudeen.
Remi, who studied in England, started her acting career with stage performances in London in the 1970s.
When she returned to Nigeria, she worked as a flight attendant at the defunct Nigerian Airways before taking acting as a full time profession.
D’Banj - Releases Gbono Feli Feli Video
Gbono Feli Feli! The video is out and its so HOT! The Koko Master - D’Banj debuted his new video via Koko Mansion - The video was filmed in the UK and directed by Sesan who also did the Suddenly video. 
It seems as though 9ice is clearing out his closet of old videos in anticipation of his new album. The video for Gongo Aso is finally out! Almost 2 years after the song was originally released.
In her welcome address, Patron of the Organization, Dr.Stella Agogbuo identified Omotola Jalade - Ekeinde as an
epitome of emulation for young African women in the Diaspora and in Africa. Dr.Agogbuo noted that Omotola’s works portray a good example of an African Female Entrepreneur.
The sultry actress and mother of four children Omotola Jalade – Ekeinde received the Award with humility and promised to keep making positive efforts to better the lives of the less privileged.
Dignitaries at the Awards ceremony included, Liberia’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E Nathaniel Milton
Barnes, Members of the Diplomatic Corps and staff of The World Bank. Representatives from the Nollywood Film industry in attendance were, Mr.Kenneth Onuoma, (CEO) African Movie Warehouse and, Mr. John Ikem Uche, (President) Guild of African Movie Producers in the United States. Other special guests in attendance included, Reverend Dr. Mrs. A Elomobor (Deputy Overseer) The New Generation Gospel Ministry International, Dr.Ackorlie Nyatepecoo and Mr .Reginald Word.
The Awards ceremony will be an annual event to recognize African Female Entrepreneurs in all areas of life;Entertainment, Media, Academia, Business and Health.
The top actress who is now one of the ambassadors of Glo has just acquired a Honda car for the guy since he doesn’t have one yet. The young dude, Bode as he’s fondly called is the man that has swept the actress off her feet. If you see ‘Jenifa’ in Ogun State with a dude, know for sure that it’s Bode or one of his brothers as we were told that Funke has found permanent joy in the family.
The unveiling of Glo Ambassadors has brought to fore the questions on reasons some big stars were not included in the list. It was a surprise to many when the list was released and big stars like Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, Emeka Ike and Stella Damasus were missing.The Nigerian media has sought explanation from Glo and even yours truly has also been doing some diggings on the whole matter. Recently, Glo diplomatically pointed out that the Glo brand is a youthful brand. Therefore, some old hands in the industry would pass a contradictory brand message if selected. but digging further, it was discovered that the stars were contacted but personal differences and demands on both parties prevented the discussion from scaling through.
Genevieve was actually the first person in Nollywood contacted to be the Glo ambassador and she directed the caller from Glo to her manager, after the negotiation broke down, the caller had to call Genny back and reminded Genny that they know each other and would like to talk to her directly.
Genny realizing she actually knows the person proceeded with the negotiation. Genny was offered N30 million to be Glo Ambassador but she demanded for N50 million because she had the impression she was going to be the only person to be appointed. “she was given impression she was going to be the only person to be appointed, she was not told there was a plan to contact others. So she negotiated based on the information she had” a source close to her told mentioned.
For Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, she never even got around to negotiate with the company because, when she was called, her office told Glo they had to send an official letter to her and state what they want and the office would also reply them officially because that is the way her office operate. Glo felt the protocol was unnecessary and moved on.
Star actor, Emeka Ike was actually called for an interview session at Mike Adenuga Tower and he had discussions with a panel of about five members. He was offered about N20 million for a year but he turned it down and demanded for a figure around N40 million.
After much back and forth, it was concluded that the two parties could not do business together. They all shook hands and left. When contacted Emeka confirmed the story and said “yes, I had discussion with Glo, I wonder how you got the news anyway. We could not agree on price so they moved on to people they could afford “. When pressed further to give more details, he refused saying, “what we had was business discussion, it would be unprofessional of me to give full details in public”.
Stella Damasus’ non inclusion has nothing to do with money but disagreement on contract. After a brief telephone discussion with her she was called one day to come and sign the contract, but she asked for time to go through the contract with her lawyer. Glo told her it has no such time. She was told the contract had to be signed that day. She told the company there was no way she would sign without her lawyer going through it and that ended the discussion.” So, now that you know the reason the big stars were not included don’t ask further question.
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