Phone Swap, Ime Bishop Umoh win big at Nollywood Movies Awards 2013 + full list of winners

Nollywood comic act, Ime Bishop Umoh a.k.a Okon Lagos emerged one of the biggest winner at this year’s edition of Nollywood Movies Awards alongside blockbuster movie ‘Phone Swap’. In the award held on Saturday 12^th October, 2013 at Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos and  hosted by Segun Arinze who stepped in for Basketmouth alongside  Dakore Akande, Ime Umoh won the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ and ‘Best Indigenous Actor’ for his role in ‘Udeme Mmi’. Phone Swap won in the Best Movie, Top Box Office Movie categories and the movie again won Yinka Edward a gong in the Best Cinematography category. Below is the list of all the winners…

Africa Day: Tribute to D’banj, Drogba, Wizkid et al

We join African’s worldwide to celebrate the 2012 Africa Day Africa Day. The Africa Day is the annual commemoration on May 25 of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). On this day, leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Photos: Basketmouth, Pasto Goody Goody, Kingsley (KC Presh) back in the days

KC (red arrow), Goody Goody (white arrow)

The picture above shows when men of now-a-days and the ones holding it down in Nigeria’s entertainment industry now were young guys. I guess this must be Ajegunle. See Kingsley “Okpokette” of the now defunct KC Presh, see Bright Okpocha a.k.a Basketmouth (below) how him bin dey look like.  

TOP COMEDIAN, BASKETMOUTH CHANGES STAGE NAME

Akwa Ibom born stand-up comedian, MC Basketmouth has changed his stage name. Basketmouth who has in recent times has not been receiving much patronage for shows now goes with the name MC Miracle.

We learnt from a source close to him that one of the reasons MC Basketmouth has changed his stage name is because it conflicts with that of the more popular Basketmouth (born Bright Okpocha). His Facebook name which had been MC Basketmouth had since been changed to MC Miracle.

BASKETMOUTH GETS ENDORSEMENT FROM VICTORIA BECKHAM OR ABI NA PHOTOSHOP?

Bright Okpocha a.k.a Basketmouth today posted a picture where Victoria Beckham, wife of top football ace, David Beckham is holding the picture (or abi na poster) of his up-coming comedy event in the United Kingdom tagged “Nigerian Kings of Comedy”. After posting the picture on his facebook page, there were diverse reactions from his fans. Some were skeptical on how true and genuine the picture is. In this computer age you won't know what is fake or real again. Do you think the picture is real? Or is it the work of photoshop? You can drop a comment on what you think.

BASKETMOUTH TO FEATURE 2FACE AND DAVIDO IN TWO NEW SINGLES

Basketmouth

A big gun in the comedy business in the country, Basketmouth who recently released a single featuring eLDee Da Don and Wizkid entitled “Where U Dey?” is set to release two more tracks. According to Basketmouth whose real name is Bright Okpocha, he will feature Legendary singer, 2face Idibia and rave of the moment, Davido.