Funke Akindele, Kanu Nwankwo, Banky W & Yaw (Of Wazobia FM) Named As Olympic Torch Bearers

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Funke Akindele, Kanu Nwankwo, Banky W & Yaw have all been named Olympic Torch bearers for the 2012 London Olympics. They will bear the torch at the Coventry leg of the Olympic Torch relay on July 1. For Banky W, he will be the first Nigerian singer to be honored with this.
The Olympic Torch is ignited several months before the opening ceremony at Olympia, Greece, and it is carried around the world until it’s final lighting at the London Olympics.

SHOCKER: Nollywood Loses Male Colleague Days After Prophet TB Joshua's Prophecy

Late Taiwo Bello

The death fever that has rocked the movie industry since seems to have resumed its break after the death of Gringory in February 28, when it last happened.

According to news that just broke, Nollywood has lost one of its own to the cold hands of death, 3m360 confirmed.

This time, it is a movie director named Taiwo Bello. Taiwo died today after a battle with cancer.

Taiwo once worked with Funke Akindele in one of her movies.

Just some days ago, Prophet TB Joshua prophesied that Nollywood will soon lose one of its players

Funke Akindele Messed Up By Bouncer At AY Show

It was a very bad day for top actress, Funke Akindele as she was disgraced at AY comedy show held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos yesterday night. According to an eyewitness account relayed to Nigeriafilms.com, Funke was stopped by a bouncer at the entrance for her invite, but she pulled the "do u knw who I am? Stunt Nigerian celebrities always pull when stopped for checks. We were told that it took the efforts of some people, who told the bouncer who Jenifa, as Funke is fondly called, was. Do you think the bouncer was right to have asked Funke Akindele of her pass? Or, was he just following protocols?

Actors protest against piracy in Lagos

Members of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, (ANTP), on Wednesday gathered at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alausa, Lagos, bearing placards to protest against piracy.

The protesters, including Jide Kosoko, Funke Akindele, Antar Laniyan, among other popular Yoruba actors, gathered to call for the complete shutting down of the popular Alaba International Market, Lagos, which according to them, is the breeding ground of piracy in the entertainment industry.

The protest kicked off from the premises of Lagos Arts and Culture Centre at Radio bus stop, Ikeja before heading to the State House.
While carrying out the protest, security men blocked the actors from gaining access into the house of assembly premises in a bid to protect the activities taking place to mark the 60th birthday of a former governor of Lagos State and ACN leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Also, Police allegedly used tear gas and fired shots in the air to disperse the protesters.