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Uche Jombo On the 21st of January 2011 at the Odeon Cinema in Greenwich, London; Nollywood star, Uche Jombo lit up the red carpet at the premiere of Lancelot “De Guv’nor” Oduwa Imasuen ‘s movie, “ The Haunting “. The Haunting was shot in Port Harcourt, Nigeria and premiered in the same city in 2010. As the producer promised in 2010, the movie is going to be screened in select cinemas worldwide and will rollout for its general cinematic release in 2011. Nollywood stars including Yemi Blaq, Uche Jombo, Omoni Oboli, Justus Esiri and Ebele Okaro-Onyuike are part of the stellar cast. The movie was executive produced by Dendion Logistics Services , produced by Ese Brodricks and the screenplay is by Remi Ibinola . According to the producers, “The Haunting” is the story of a young architect, Segun (Yemi Blaq) whose creativity gets him into trouble with his boss who is threatened by his talent and meteoric rise to the top. In order to protect himself, his boss resorts to juju (Blac...

Yung6ix , the young rapper who became an instant web hit with his  remake of Ice Prince’s monster hit “Oleku”. Yung6ix called his – “ Oleku (Warri Version) ” . The rapper has dropped a video for his mixtape single titled “ Plenty Money “. On Christmas day, “ So Far Gone ” featuring Fizzy , another track which received good reviews online was released as 6ix’s debut single. “Plenty Money” is the Second single off Yung6ix’s  upcoming mixtape “ Green Light Green ” slated to to be in early 2011. Yung6ix is determined to expand his fanbase by dropping mixtapes, he however decided to shoot a video for this song  to connect with his fans. The 21 year old rapper is represented by the 411 Entertainment Company.

Inspired by the BuyNigerian campaign which was initiated by StyleHouseFiles ; Nigerian fashion photographer, Toni Tones has made it her mission to encourage even more Nigerians to patronize Nigerian fashion brands. According to Toni Tones, “ We are introducing this campaign – Support Nigerian Fashion (SNF) with a brand new perspective. We  put a different spin on it – Yes, we all know models can look fabulous in anything, that’s their job. For this 5 week campaign and will be using an everyday woman to display our Nigerian designers’ lavish creations. “ Over the next 5 weeks, we will be taking you through a photographic journey. Starting this week, we will publish images from each of the campaign shoots. Each shoot features pieces from a talented young Nigerian designer, modelled by the muse of the campaign, Toni Tones. Toni Tones Photography flipped the script on their creative director, putting her in front of the camera as the model/muse instead of her establis...

New music from Jon Ogah - Winner of the first season of MNet’s music talent show, Naija Sings . The track was produced by Tai and features Boogey . Nigeria definitely needs a teen music idol – Do you think Jon will capture that niche?

Rising Nollywood star, Susan Peters can add another feather to her cap. Susan has just landed a mention in international beauty publication – Black Beauty & Hair (BBH) Magazine . Susan who started her acting career in 2002, is especially passionate about the beauty and hair business. She currently owns a hair salon and clothing store called Suez Place . The feature can be found on the “wise buys” page of the February/March 2011 issue of the magazine. For her BBH feature, Susan was sporting hair extensions from the Fabulous Hair Europe range by Rachael Nsofor . The feature was facilitated by Susan’s Management/PR Representatives – E4 PR headed by Egor Efiok . International stars that have been featured in BBH include Brandy, Halle Berry and Jamelia. Actress Susan Peters with her manager, Egor Efiok of E4 PR and Rachael Nsofor of Fabulous Hair Europe Actresses Susan Peters and Nadia Buari wearing Hair Extentions from Fabulous Hair Europe Nadia Buari, Susan Peters & Eg...

The voter registration process for the forthcoming 2011 Nigeria general elections is still on! With millions of young Nigerians eligible to vote, the youth have tremendous power to choose who will lead Nigeria for the next years. Globally, MTV has used their “Choose or Lose” initiative to encourage young voters to get involved in the electoral process. Here is a press release from MTV with all the details on the initiative. MTV has launched its first ever pro-democracy campaign in Africa ahead of the upcoming Nigerian elections. Starting January 2011, the network’s global “ Choose or Lose ” voter mobilization campaign will be encouraging and empowering young Nigerians to exercise their right to vote. To maximise youth voter registration for the April 2011 elections, MTV will use its appeal to launch a series of on-air promotional spots on African music channel MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and on the MTV Base blocks on Nigerian terrestrial TV partners STV and AIT. The pr...

We are back this year with BN Style Spotlight .   BN Style Spotlight is a periodical feature on the style page that provides our readers with  a detailed analysis of the personal style of a budding fashion star. By Ijeoma Ndekwu Since the onset of this feature on BN Style , women have been  the focus – deservingly so!  However, this year, we want to take it to a new level, and explore areas previous untouched. That is why for the first feature of 2011, and for the first time ever, we are putting a man on the spot, and it is not just any man, it is Naeto C ! Naeto C born Naetochukwu Chikwe is a rapper and music producer – His  quick rise to fame can be attributed to the release of his debut single “ You Know My “P” in 2007, which got the industry buzzing about this newcomer with a fresh sound, and that all too commanding “Yes Boss” swag.  However, it was his third single “Kini Big Deal” from his debut album, that legitimi...