Category: Entertainment

AS the first season of The Real housewives of Abuja is set to kick off on February 17, show owners have revealed two of the cast of the television show.

The two cast revealed are OJ Posharella and Arafa.

OJ Posharella is a socialite through and through who bears the self-acclaimed title, the incredible minister of happiness. Born and bred in Kaduna, the single and independent socialite also describes herself as a happy and bubbly soul. She is also a top marketing influencer and CEO of Posharella Empire, which boasts of multiple businesses including The Posharella brand, Posharella Beauty, Posharella gems, Posharella Design, Posharella Life Foundation, Casa Posharella and Posharella media. She has been able to cement her spot as one of the most sought-after event personalities in the nation’s capital, Abuja. This multi-talented personality is focused on showing the world, especially the girl child that with focus, hard work and commitment- anything is possible. OJ Posharella describes her style as classy, royal, chic and extra. She loves the glitz and glam and is not about the lowkey style.

On her part, Arafa is the cast member who loves Jesus and also loves to party. The Theatre Arts and French graduate with a Masters in International Relations, is an art enthusiast and the creative director of Selara Lifestyle. She loves art, dance, music, designing clothes and, most importantly, she loves her family. The Russian-born mom of twins is also the owner of Selara Stiletto Studio, a female-only pole and sensual dance studio in Abuja. The half-Tanzanian, half-Calabar princess is also the most certified Zumba instructor in Nigeria with six Zumba licences. She’s also able to hold conversations in French, Swahili, and a bit of Hausa.

Arafa’s passion for empowering women to feel good about themselves is at the heart of her businesses and everything she does.

FUJI czar KWAM 1, Small Doctor as well as traditional and cultural displays have been announced as some of the activities that will mark 2022 Agege day celebrations.

This was announced by the chairman of the Agege Day Celebrations Committee, Afolabi Ayantayo, at a recent press briefing

Ayantayo explained that the series of events which commenced on Friday, February 3 would end on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

Ayantayo, a Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Parastatals Monitoring, also said the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, and other prominent leaders, sons and daughters of Agege plan to showcase more of the virtues of the ancient town that is beginning to gain prominence as a result of massive infrastructural developments.

The seven-day traditional and cultural displays would culminate in the raising of a ₦500 million education endowment fund for the benefit of residents of the area.

“In taking stocks of the struggles of the past, and modest achievements recorded so far, we, the people of Agege have decided to celebrate our journey, our resilience, our conquests, our strides and our victory over adversities, our unity over disunity, the forbearance, bravery and undying spirit of survival, of never losing hope, and of the belief in a better future,”he began.

Continuing, he said, “In celebrating the Agege Day 2022, all hands are on deck to guarantee a hitch free celebration that will educate, entertain, illuminate and excite the entire populace and well-wishers who will be welcomed to felicitate with us from across the world. The celebrations  encompass all aspects of lives of the Agege people namely, religious, cultural, social, education, sports.”

Other activities scheduled for the celebration include Secondary schools debate on February 7, cultural and traditional display on February 9, Miss Agege Beauty Pageant, and a novelty cum football match final on Sunday, February 12.

Ayantayo also said that Agege, with an estimated population of over one million people, had now become a shining light with advancements in various sectors of the economy.

“Suffice to say that in all these achievements, the realisation of these goals by government, Agege itself has produced a personality that has added fulcrum, Rt. Hon. Mudasiru Ajayi Obasa, to the reali sation of these lofty achievements, and who has become the brand ambassador of our humble town.

“Rt. Hon. Mudasiru Obasa has, through his political accomplishments, injected much of the development the people of Agege are enjoying into the town by soliciting the support of the Executive arm and other entities, including non government organisations (NGO) and other business concerns into making direct investments in Agege, measures that have had direct impacts in the lives of the people of the town,” Ayantayo said.

GRAMMY Nominated musician, Rocky Dawuni has hinted on how Afrobeats artistes and stakeholders can avoid the genre’s extinction.

The Ghanaian born musician said that Africans must take advantage of the moment while owning the sound and describing it as African but not to a particular region of the continent.

Dawuni told The Nation during a pre-Grammy Nominees party in Lagos recently.

“If you look at the natural trajectory of sounds, you have to know that we need to take advantage of the moment, we can’t be worried about tomorrow but to take advantage of the now, the artists are playing in big venues and we have to broaden ourselves and say the sound is more African than putting it like its just Nigerian.

“We have to own it as an African Sound, by doing that the innovations infused into the longevity of the sound and I feel that that is the opportunity that lies in front of us, we need to own the Narrative, nobody is gonna come and define what Afrobeats sound is we must define what it is. If we see it that way and embrace the rest of Africa to also embrace and be behind this sound the we are gonna have the longevity that it deserves,” said Rocky.

He stressed that the genre must be expanded as there are many elements that define Afrobeats.

Dawuni’s sixth studio album titled Branches of The Same Tree was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album 2015 and Best Global Music Performance for his work “Neva Bow Down” in 2022 respectively.

BEAUTIFUL actress Rita Dominic has stepped out months after her superlative and close-knit wedding ceremony in London, United kingdom.

Dominic was spotted in a public event for the first time at an event organised by the national body of the Actors Guild of Nigeria.

She sat in the front row throughout the duration of the event and when she was leaving, she stopped at the seat of Alex Ekubo who was engrossed with his handset. Obviously observing how Ekubo had greeted other actors and she jokingly asked why he didn’t greet her before the two were caught in a warm embrace.

Alex sprang from his seat and embraced her saying he didn’t mean not to greet her.

NOLLYWOOD actor Alex Ekubo has gotten himself a bodyguard. Many were surprised and others shocked when the actor walked into an event with a bodyguard.

He was spotted with a bodyguard at the recently held AGN event in Lagos, Nigeria.

Immediately he sat and began to operate his phones at the event, Ekubo’s bodyguard sat comfortably behind him with his eyes darting everywhere and observing any movement close to the actor.

This move is new but the actor has left many wondering why he has decided to go about town with a seeming protector.

Lateef Adedimeji has received an award from the Dallas International Yoruba Movies Awards (DIYMA) for his role in Ayinla.

Adedimeji was presented the award recently by Mr and Mrs Kogberegbe, the CEOs of DIYMA, during a “Meet & Greet” event organised in honour of him and his wife, Adebimpe, in Dallas, Texas, United States of America.

 Adedimeji expressed his happiness for the harvest of awards that ‘Ayinla’ is attracting months after it was released. 

“I am proud and happy that ‘Ayinla” keeps getting the recognition and the accolades that it deserves.

“Thank you so much, Dallas International Yoruba Movie Awards (DIYMA). God bless you. Okay, guys, let us keep working; more to come”, he said. 

Adedimeji will be officially honoured at the DIYMA award night, set to take place on June 25 in Lagos.

 According to the organisers of the awards, “DIYMA recognises outstanding crafts and celebrates the same as the opportunity presents itself.

 “The interpretation and representation of late Ayinla Omowura (eegunmogaji) in the eponymous musical film presents a rare nostalgic experience that only the professionalism of Lateef and Dr Tunde Kelani can offer,” DIYMA CEOs noted.