Nominees for the 2013 edition of the Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA) has been released. The awards have been scheduled to hold on November 15, 2013 at the Shell Hall of the Muson Centre, Lagos. I see battle in the following categories include, Video of the Year, Best Pop Extra, Best Producer/Director and Best Use of Costumes.(1) VIDEO OF THE YEAR Flavour – Ada Ada
Olamide – Duro Soke
Sound Sultan – Natural Something
D'Banj – Don't Tell Me Nonsense
Chidima – Emi Ni Baller
(2) BEST AFRO HIP HOP VIDEOoIll Bliss – I Am Sorry
Splash – Church Agbasa
Olamide – Durosoke
MI – Chairman
Phyno – Man of the Year
(3) BEST HIP HOP VIDEOEedris Abdulkareem – I Go Whooz You
Pryse – Eleto
Boogey – Sanctum
Ice Prince – VIP
Yung6ix – First Class
(4) BEST AFRO POP VIDEOD'banj – Don't Tell Me Nonsense
Sound Sultan – Natural Something
Goldie – Miliki
2face – Blood on the dance floor
Alabai – Ogbanje
(5) BEST DANCE HALL/REGGAE VIDEODavido – All of you
Waje – I wish
Patoranking – Alubarika
Orezi – Rihana
Vector – Follow Me(6) BEST POP EXTRA VIDEOChidinma – Emi Ni Baller
Kcee – Limpopo
Solidstar – Skibo
Davido – Gobe
Harrysong – Im In Love (Remix)
(7) BEST GOSPEL VIDEOAda – Bobo Me
Henrisoul – Blow My Mind
Amaray – Oke Mgbidi
Kefee – Celebrate
Solomon Lange – Yabo
(8) BEST R 'N' B VIDEOJennifer – Ifunanya
Capital FEMI – Capital F.E.M.I
Pelli – The One
Nosa – Always Pray for You
Banky W – Yes/No(9) BEST HIGH LIFE VIDEOFlavour – Ada Ada
i-Mike – Adure
Wizboy – Halima
Dr. Victor Olaiya ft 2face – Baby Mi Da
Inyanya – Jombolo(10) BEST AFRO BEAT VIDEOStarboy – Caro
Black Magic – Confam
Henry Knight – Shako
Burna Boy – Run My Race
MGabriel – Eruku Lau Lau(11) BEST CONTEMPORARY AFRO MUSIC VIDEOXproject – Azuka
Dammy Krane – Xteristics
Sheyman – Paper
Skales – Komole
Jaywon – Catch Me If You Can(12) MOST POPULAR NIGERIAN MUSIC VIDEO IN EUROPEDizzy – Jekin Jekin
Tipsy – Tin Geh Geh
Moe Logo – Pangolo
Dola Billz – No Gocking
Spice Vision – Today na Today
(13) BEST INDIGENOUS CONCEPTTillaman – Ori Owo
MGabriel – Eruku Lau Lau
Flavour – Ada Ada
Shola Alyson – Ife(14) BEST USE OF ANIMATIONDJ Sose – Obulu
Ketchy Dons – Closer n Closer
T-Sleek – Ma Wo mi(15) BEST USE OF COSTUMESFlavour – Ada Ada
Dipp – Balance for Me
D'Prince – Goody Bag
Tiwa Savage – Without My Heart
May D – So Many Things
(16) BEST USE OF CHOREOGRAPHYInyanya – Jombolo
Timaya – Ekoloma Demba
TIV – What's The Matter
Banky W – Yes/No
D'banj – Don't Tell Me Nonsense(17) BEST PRODUCEREME Records
Marvin Records
Chocolate City
Kennis Music(18) BEST DIRECTORClarence Peters
Squareball
Sesan
Mattmax(19) MOST PROMISING DIRECTORUnlimited LA
Matt Max
Tyson
Catalyst
Paul Gambit(20) BEST EDITORMatt Max for Don't tell me Nonesense by D'banj
Unlimited LA for Confam by Black Magic
Sesan for Sexy Mama by Iyanya
Clarence Peters for Durosoke by Olamide(21) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYAjeh for Alubarika by Patoranking
Squareball for Church Agbasa by Splash
Matt Max for Don't Tell Me Nonsense by D'banj
Clarence Peters for Durosoke by Olamide
Mr. Moe Musa for So many thinz by May D
(22) Best USE OF VISUAL EFFECTSIyanya – Sexy Mama
Sound Sultan – Natural Something
Ice Prince – VIP
Morell – Oxygen
Danas – My Melody
(23) BEST VIDEO BY A NEW ACTSean Tizzle – Shole
Mystro – This Kain Love
Charas – Gbege
Sym19 – Fine Baby Girl
Outrageous – Am In The Mood(24) BEST SOFT ROCK/ALTERNATIVE VIDEOBlack Magic – Repete
Dazzle Ra Amen – Chinekem
Ese Peters – Omote
Shola Allyson – Ife
Timi Dakolo – Great Nation
(25) BEST MUSIC VIDEO BY A MINORChoco Girl – Ayo
G Girl – Young Shall Grow
Mya K – My DJ
Ozzybosco – Tinini
Whitney Wonder – Africa United
DEAR SINGLE LADIES, CHARLY BOY HAS ANOTHER EPISTLE FOR YOU
Here’s another write-up from the Area Fada, Charly boy. Titled, “I must marry”. I find it insightful. Enjoy!!!
Wanting so badly to get hooked is something many people seem to take far too lightly and for granted these days. Something some of them feel they should do to win acceptance from people and society. These days’ people look at the package and never the content, forgetting that marriage should be a life time commitment of two strangers. In some cases the marriage may workout, like, Charles and Diane, Tunde and
Wummie. But most of the time it falls like a park of cards, because as people are rushing to get in, people are rushing to get out, at an alarming rate. Kai!!
These days break ups and divorce has become the trend as soon as the honey Moon is over. People use to think that divorce rate is only high amongst celebrities, but now, across board,
couples are falling asunder, going under the pressure of a very bad decision , just because they Must Marry. In these hard times, people are blowing and burning
pots of money on very fancy weddings that really don’t last after the honey moon.
In this age, some parents still pressure their daughters in getting married early. It’s like, once your girl crosses the 30yrs bracket, they start to panic, getting anxious and putting pressure on their girl to get married, like it is that easy. She just can’t go to the market and buy a husband, or can she? When the poor girl insists on finding her dream man, she is accused of being unserious. Parents please learn to back off joor, it’s not by force. After all, are they the ones who will leave with the spouse?
There is nothing wrong with waiting for the right person, because if it is the razzmatazz of the wedding things that you enjoy, go ahead and throw yourself a big nonstop party for a whole week. After
all, weddings are just one day event, but a marriage is supposed to be a life time thing. I know that weddings are fun, romantic and you can finally tell your girlfriends, boyfriends or your sugar daddy’s that you have finally captured your own ‘mugu’.
But has this guy been tried and tested? Dating and courting is a different matter from ‘Till Death Do You Part’. Living with one human being for the rest of your life. My sister look the thing well oooo. Bebe, do you have an idea how your guy functions in rough weather? When reality bites, is he calm or does he freak out? Do you share the same interest in some
things? Bebe, before you rush into this marriage, it is important to learn where your partner stands on the bigger issues of your life together.
Do you have the same values? Sit him down and have a long talk about these and other issues that are of importance
to you, you may discover that chances of a long lasting marriage could be slimmer; women are intuitively wired to pick up these things. Are you a learner?
For me, I got hooked up with a woman I never saw coming and a woman I will never let go.
When I met my wife, she was not even a girlfriend or a lover. I liked her physically, because she had and still have curves that men would die for, but she was never my idea of a wife. She kept hanging around like other beautiful women around me; it was more or less a
platonic relationship. All the time I didn’t know I was under the microscope of the FBI and the CIA.
She was to tell me all this after our marriage. Even though we
dated for about 3yrs, in my wildest dream I never saw her coming till one morning after sleeping over, she woke me up, looked me straight into my sleepy eyes and demanded that I marry her in the next few days or she will leave me. Wow! Before then, no one ever threatened me like that, no one ever gave me ultimatums. Who born them? Me CharlyBoy?
Little did I know that this woman for years has been doing research on me, this woman has seen me ‘finish’, figured out how to arrest and deal with me. When I was much younger, I had a very violent temper, I was obnoxious. And she had witnessed me a few times in my rage with other women. “Ain’t you afraid that I will hurt or harm you” to that she answered, “you can never hurt or harm me because I will never give you a reason to” hummmmmm!!! Oh! See finish.
Bebe, it’s easy to know what you are getting into. If in doubt, investigate, set exams for the guy. I believe women are emotionally smarter than men. You must
know who you want to marry, it’s important for your happiness. You don’t deserve scrap especially if you are hardworking, intelligent, progressive and forward looking. Investigate him from all angles, don’t be in a rush joor. You don’t deserve that heartache because
the way marriages are crashing, it’s making me catch cold.
With the way things are going, very soon we will be throwing divorce parties and inviting friends and well-wishers to celebrate divorce anniversaries. They
will choose asoebe, hire a big hall, with Dbanj as the entertainer and Julius Agu as the MC. Even questions like, “when are you getting your divorce” will be the
buzz. So if you know you can’t handle the pressure, remain single. If the man is still under investigation, please take your time, don’t rush.
If you know that you are too horny to be faithful, biko remain single and have a ball. If you can’t endure bad weather from time to time, stay in your father’s house joor. Never get married out of desperation or because other people are getting married. If you want a beautiful home, like mine, examine your choice of a life partner, there are a lot of gigolos out there preying on desperate babes like you. But show them say you pass them. No be you?
MEET NIGERIA'S YOUNGEST MICROSOFT CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL
9 year-old Jomiloju Tunde-Oladipo has emerged the youngest Nigerian Microsoft certified professional. A 10 year-old pupil, Anjolaoluwa Ojo achieved the feat last year.
The brilliant chap scored 769 out of 1,000 in the professional examination held two months ago in Lagos. He is now a Microsoft office specialist in office word 2010.
Jomiloju mentioned that it was not all that easy, "I had attempted the examination last year, I did not make it then. But I remained focused and I put in a lot of hard work. At home and in the school, I am always on the computer. After school hours, if am not doing anything, I will go to my Information Communication Technology teacher, to learn more."
However he isn't resting on his oars, he is still willing to get more Microsoft certifications. "I still want to sit for more examinations. I will still do excel and power points." He added.
STEPHANIE OKEREKE-LINUS SIGNS NEW ENDORSEMENT DEAL
2013 has been a remarkable year for Nigerian celebrities especially stars from the music and movie industries. For the past few months, over 20 celebrities have signed lucrative partnerships/endorsement deals with top brands; the newest being actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus.
The tall and delectable filmmaker has just been appointed as a brand ambassador for Diva Sanitary pad. Speaking during the a press conference in Lagos, the Kankelon hair ambassador noted, "Divas brand vision in Africa is very straightforward, they want to enable all girls and women of today to lead a quality life and take pride in being a woman just like me. That is why I am so excited about this campaign!"
"WE NEVER CAN TELL WHAT GOD PLANS FOR GENEVIEVE& I" D'BANJ
Why can't these two superstars get married? Or lemme say, why don't they want to get married. I'm one of their one million and one fans who would see them tie the knot. Anyways, there's more to marriage than we feel/see. In an interview with Jayne Augoye of PUNCH, award-winning musician and one of Africa's richest artistes Dapo 'D'banj' Oyebanjo spoke on his relationship with A-list actress, Genevieve Nnaji. They dated, broke up but….apparently he hasn't gotten over her. Don't know if the latter feels that way too.
"Apart from the fact that she is my friend, she has been a part of my success. There is no way you are going to tell my story that Genevieve's name will not come up because she featured in my biggest song of all time, Fall in Love. So if E! True Story comes to Nigeria to interview me, she will definitely be called upon to tell my story." Banga Lee revealed
The self-acclaimed Koko Master continued, "I would love to have Genevieve as my wife. We never can tell what God plans for us in the future. I have studied her and I realised that anyone that has her as his woman has found himself a treasure. Just like the Bible says, any man who finds a wife, finds a good thing."
In other news, D'banj would be celebrating his 10 years anniversary of his music career next year. Doesn't it feel like he's spent like 15/20 years in the industry? It's called good Success!!!
HUH! SAMUEL ETO'O HAS 400 PHONES BUT CAN'T TEXT?
Samuel Eto'o appears to be an amazing antique collector. 400 phones in one's possession, I can perfectly understand but can't text? I'm definitely taking that with a pinch of salt. And that's exactly what Hereisthecity.com is reporting.
According to the football website, the Chelsea striker has never given/thrown away any mobile phone. Now he has 400 of the devices, what exactly does he do with them? Interestingly, 14 of the phones are active while the remaining 386 are practically 'dead'.
The Cameroonian's former coach, Otto Pfister was once quoted thus, "He can not write a text message or use a laptop. He is not interested in that."
Source: Hereisthecity.com
JULIUS AGWU SHOWS OFF HIS CUTE SON
INI EDO AND MERCY JOHNSON RECONCILE ON SET
I gathered from a very reliable source that talented actresses, Ini Edo and Mercy Johnson have not been on talking terms for a long time. And both have managed to keep each other at arms length. Things seem to have changed now. Ini Edo recently paid a surprise visit to a movie set which had Mercy Johnson and Funke Akindele on board, and apparently to put the past behind them, both agreed to take a photograph (well Funke Akindele also joined) I hope this reconciliation is for real.
Nice one!
THIS IS REPORTEDLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE IN NIGERIA
NOLLYWOOD SINGS: SEE ACTORS/ACTRESSES WHO ARE REALLY GREAT SINGERS
A few Nollywood actors and actresses are able to do it all, including act and sing. I know Kate Henshaw, Segun Arinze and Joseph Benjamin sing but others really surprised me. They include Omoni Oboli, Kate Henshaw, Charles Novia, Jeta and Fred Amata and Toyin Aimkahu-Johnson
These talented thespians displayed their singing talent at the recently held Nollywood Sings competition which took place on Sunday September 29, 2013 competition. Organized by veteran actor/filmmaker, Kingsley Ogoro, they left the audience spellbound and gasping for more.
Jeta Amata thrilled the crowd with his flawless rendition of Alice, Omoni Oboli's performance of Onyeka Onwenu's One love was spot on, Fred Amata ignited the stage with his performance of Bright Chimezie's Police and Davido's Skelewu. Popular yoruba actress, Toyin Aimakhu sang Tiwa Savage's O ma ga. Others who showcased their singing prowess Joseph Benjamin (Killing me softly), Kate (Rise), Segun (Home by Micheal Bubble).
Credit: Momo.com.ng