Lola Omotayo-Okoye Speaks!

I'm honestly not trying to sound ignorant, but I have never heard Mrs. Lola Omotayo-Okoye speak...until today that is. I was quite surprised when I saw this video because I didn't know what she was going to sound like! She barely smiles in photos and keeps CLEAR from the media. As a result, I know absolutely nothing about her.
She spoke at the Dare to Dream Master Class sponsored by FCMB last year December in Nigeria. n this video she lets us in on her strengths and weakness and how she overcame personal challenges in her past to achieve success. I love this video because her message was very inspiring and relatable to the average person's daily life. I would love to see more of her work online and will look out for a personal blog. She may be soft-spoken, but will definitely not be ignored.

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My name is in a SONG!

DISCLAIMER: I didn't just find this out, but I wanted to shine some light on it

For those of you who don't know, my Nigerian name is Nkediniruka. I have a thousand and one nicknames; Nkiruka, Nkiru, Nky, NK etc. The list goes on and on. Still, you RARELY ever hear my name in Nigerian songs!!! Urgh...You will hear Ada, Onyinye, Aisha, Caro etc. but never Nkiru or Nkiruka. My sister's name is Adaeze, so just imagine how I feel! It's either Ada to the left or Adaobi to the right. Lol. So far, my name has been used in two songs I know of this year; 'Golibe' by Flavour and 'Nkiru' by Mayzne. YESSS!!! I am way too STOKED! (My sister just told me to stop shouting...lol).

CLICK on the title to to hear the song

Golibe by Flavour: http://m.iroking.com/track/16276/golibe

Nkiru by Mayzne: https://www.audiomack.com/song/9jaupdates/nkiru-1

Duncan Mighty and Durella also sang a song called 'Nkiruka' in 2011. 

Nkiruka by Duncan Mighty ft Durella: http://jaguda.com/2011/08/12/new-music-duncan-mighty-nkiruka-ft-durella/

If you guys know of any more Nkiru or Nkiruka songs, let your girl know oh!!!

I'm Going To A WWE RAW 2015 Event in June!!!

I am so PUMPED to be FINALLY going to a WWE RAW event this year! I have been a huge fan of WWE (formerly referred to as WWF) all throughout my life and I finally get a chance to go. YEAAAA!!! I don't know why I stalled for this long, but I made up my mind to get my ticket yesterday. I got back home yesterday and had it on my mind for some reason. I had my brother check on the next time it was coming to town and we both got tickets for the June 8th show. I attended the WrestleMania 30 Expo in 2014 and that was an extreme blessing. I got to meet and see some of the finest men in the business. Lol. I have been watching The Undertaker, Sargent Slaughter and Jerry Lawler for years and it was AMAZING to just be in the same room with them. The feeling of having both wrestlers and die hard fans of WWE in the room was like no other. I was overwhelmed with joy.
I had so much fun at the expo. I know it sounds crazy, but an older lady and her grandson could have sworn that I was Cameron from The Funkadactyls. I assured them that I wasn't because I didn't want to deceive her, but she was in so much shock and I was hoping that I hadn't broken her heart. Her grandson ended up taking a photo of us for her and I was so happy to see I had made her day. She actually made my day. A nice guy got me a WrestleMania cup souvenir. I got to carry some real championship belts, met amazing people, got a Scooby Doo WrestleMania shirt and memories to last a lifetime.
People don't believe me when I say I'm a fan, but believe you me I REALLY AM!

Cody Rhodes and Goldust

Inside Undertaker's Undefeated Room

 Sargent Slaughter

Brodus Clay

Nollywood Veteran Actor Jibola Dabo Regrets His Gay Role in 'Dirty Secret' Movie

Veteran actor Jibola Dabo recently had an interview with Ademola Olonilua from Punch Newspaper Nigeria. During his interview, they discussed one of his most popular movies: Dirty Secret. It was released in 2010.

Jibola Dabo

Photo from Dirty Secret

“Which movie would you say has been your most challenging?

I hate to advertise for any movie and I believe every movie I have been a part of has been challenging in several ways. However, the movie that I had to put extra effort is also the movie I hate the most, ‘Dirty Secrets.’ I played a role that is totally different from who I am in reality. I hate the character I played and for me to do it well, I had to become the character. I had to hate myself while doing so. It was bad. After the movie, I had to keep telling myself that the character I portrayed was not who I am.

Have you watched the movie?

I don’t want to see it. I have been asked if I could play such a role again and I told them ‘yes’ but only if I have access to the post-production stage. There are some things that should have been edited in the movie that were not removed. There are some things an actor would do to make his acting real that should be edited but they released the movie like that. It was so raw and it was terrible for them to put everything out there.”

Who watched Dirty Secret???  I know I did! That was one kind movie I can’t even tell you the head or tail about. Walaahi! The way everything played out was a little sickening, weird and just confusing. I understand that there are porn and explicit movies, but I don’t know what to call Dirty Secret. I found it to be a bit comical because the story line didn’t add up and was accompanied by awkwardly distracting sexual scenes. Such movies in Nigeria are frowned upon and not taken seriously. Jibola Dabo, Tonto Dikeh and the late Muna Obiekwe were the first Nigerian actors to play such ‘intense’ roles in Nollywood. Till today, whenever I see Jibola, I associate him with the character he portrayed in the movie because of the impact it had in society.

It’s funny that he said he hated the bisexual character he played, but would do it over again if he was part of the post production. What does that mean? Is he trying to say that he didn’t fully read the script before accepting such a role? Or, did the director and editor ‘deceive’ him to accept the role and change things last minute? Jibola come on! It sounds as if he is trying to put blame on the crew for doing their job. From everything I saw in Dirty Secret, Jibola knew what role he signed up for and the kind of movie it was meant to be. I don’t know how anyone could have forced a man of his age and status to do what he didn’t want to in front of the cameras. He might not have liked the outcome, but as an actor should accept the role he took.

All in all, that doesn’t take away from Jibola’s acting style. It actually makes him a more versatile actor who is willing to take challenging roles and won’t be looked down upon because of it. I don’t believe that there are a lot of Nigerian male actors at his age that would play that character.

WATCH Dirty Secret here: