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Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, says she's taking a break from acting to join politics for just eight years. In a chat with SaharaTV, the actress cited lengthy stay in politics as reason for much of the problems in Nigeria, on top of corruption on the part of government officials. Though she also said she had no money to share, she states that she will not enter politics for the purpose of financial gain, instead she will "push" herself to better the country. Kate told SaharaTV:Are you quitting acting for politics?“Well, well, I will take a break to serve the larger population of Nigeria. I won’t quit. Arnold Schwarzenegger was a governor and he’s back to acting again. You take time off, you serve your people. I don’t hope to be there forever. I just want to do, make noise, leave when the ovation is loudest. That’s the best way. I don’t want to be there for 10 years, 12 years, 16 years, that’s the best way. I want to do other thi...

We rejoice with The family of Rasheed Olanrewaju in far away Calabar as they welcome a new baby Girl into their family.The father of the Baby Mr Rasheed a seasoned broadcast journalist and public affairs commentator dropped the hint to Walebabacfr.........According  to him,the bay girl was born at exactly 7:30pm on Wednesday 27th of August 2014, a day coincided with the day the Former Military president Ibrahim Babangida stepped out of office as Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It was a day the Nigeria Acclaimed winner of the June 12 was to be sworn in as 2nd Nigeria Elected President. Congratulations.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday registered for the National Identity Card (NIC) and kept the information about his next of kin away from the prying eyes reporters who were bent on capturing his personal data.The former president said this would prevent undue “publicity on the matter.”Obasanjo, who arrived the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, Oke – Mosan, Abeokuta, at 1:35pm and received by the NIMC’s officials led by the Director of Identity Card Database, Abuja office, Engr. Aliu Azeez, quickly had his height measured and finger prints taken.But when it got to the column requiring information about his next of kin, the former president who had been responding orally to the NIMC officials’ questions, picked a piece of paper, covered it with his palm, wrote the name of his next of kin and handed it over to the commission’s personnel.Turning to the curious reporters and surging television cameramen, he said: “I ...

In a new interview with Punch, actor and model, IK Ogbonna says he is tired of the gay rumors that keeps trailing him. He says no man has ever been identified as his gay partner.. “I am tired of the gay rumours trailing me. You can never pick out any man with whom I have had an affair in the past, but you can link me to some of the ladies I have dated. It is funny because I am sometimes called a ladies’ man and at times rumoured to be a gigolo – gay. These three things do not relate to one another. “That I have chosen to adopt the UK style of dressing, which typically comprises tight pants, should not make me gay. The fact that I have friends in the industry that I choose to hang out with should not make me a gay. I really don’t care about what people think of my personal life. I can’t spot anyone as being gay in the industry and I don’t see anything wrong with two guys or ladies being close friends. Until I am approached by a guy or I see guys...

It is not every day you get to meet somebody who, despite his 'challenges', has done enough for himself. So it would be right to say that Yinka Ayefele is indeed an icon who didn’t only struggle to make something out of what life has left him with, but has helped others to achieve their goals as well.Florence Amagiya of Vanguard, present to you an entertainer, an icon and a sensational singer. Enjoy...Yinka AyefeleSensational singer and entertainer, Yinka Ayefele needs no introduction to many Nigerians especially to those in the western part of the country. Ayefele is considered to be one of the best Juju singers in the West, even though he became handicapped due to a fatal motor accident. He hails from Ekiti state, south western part of Nigeria. He is the first born of his parents, born in 1968. Ayefele completed his Primary and Secondary education at Ipoti-Ekiti in Ondo state. He went further to Ondo state College of arts from where he got a diploma.Ayefele worked as a broa...

Here’s how City People reports their romance tale.  Soji Taiwo, aka Omo Banke is one of most sought-after Yoruba actors in the movie industry.   Though, he came into limelight a few years back, he has been able to carve a niche for himself, which is why he’s head and shoulders above many of his contemporaries. He is not only a wave-making actor, who producers can’t do without, and an actor who many movie buffs are crazy about, Omobanke is cleaning out. He is among the very few new generation of Yoruba actors who live large.  He lives in a very comfortable home and drives a Range Rover ( He is the only Yoruba male actor who owns a Range Rover) Omo Banke as he’s commonly known as, has a lot going for him. He rolls with the big boys in town, and MCs classy events (he is a MC of repute).   However, the versatile actor, we gathered is having an affair with a Lagos big babe, Basirat. Basirat is the elder sister of Nigerian Soccer Star, ...

Alhaja Odukanmi Kudirat, otherwise known as “Iyabo Oko”, is a veteran actress of repute. She was born on 15th of November 1960 in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun State in Nigeria where she started schooling before she was taken to her soldier father who was based in Port Harcourt. Iyabo Oko joined acting at a very tender age, 1973 to be a precise on the platform of Eda Onileola theatre troupe. The ageless actress got the name Iyabo Oko which shot her to the limelight after she played the major character in the flick titled Oko, produced by Oga Bello. Sometime back,she spoke to City People’s Yoruba Movie Reporter,GBOLAHAN ADETAYO on her life as an actress.How did you get into acting?My journey into acting was a very long one, but before I go into that, let me start with my names. I am Kudirat Odukanmi Oduola popularly known as Iyabo Oko, Apoti Aje and Sisi Mama. I started acting in 1973 through Chief Eda Onile Ola’s caucus. I joined the industry simply because I...