Anyway, he is doing fine and here is a videobyte with him and Beenie Man - Enjoy!
D'banj for Vals Day?
TOUCHING THE RIGHT SPOTS WITH D'BANJ
An unforgettable experience awaits you on every Virgin Nigeria flight. From in-flight services to entertainment and choice meals on board. Our services are crafted to touch you in the right spots. This Valentines, we are giving you the opportunity to choose the flight that you would want D'banj to operate as a cabin crew, and of course dressed in our cabin crew uniform if you are flying business class, you will not only get a copy of his latest CD but a huge goodie bag as well. Send a message to "Noble Igwe" on facebook. D'banj is already an ambassador for one of the Virgin Brands
Nigeria booted out of the Africa Nations Cup by Ghana 10
Very sad.....like someone said: To go down in the quarters is gutting, to go down in the quarters after scoring only 3 goals all tournament is quite irritating (only 2 from open play). To go down in the quarters to 10 men is humiliating to say the least.To go down to a 10 man Ghanaian team... nuf said.
Yep we we lost to Ghana yesterday with only 10 men playing in their own team. Let's hope we can redeem ourselves in future matches to come - but this was a big deal, a whole Nations Cup.
For those who don't know about 9ice, he is a fairly new artist with the new single Gongo Aso - listen to it on his myspace here and also check out his website.
If you want 9ice to perform in your city,click here
Final Videobyte
One of my favourite new Naija jams: Flex by Riz featuring Sauce Kid (enjoy)
It's been a long, busy weekend for some of us - I haven't had time to update. Therefore, I have missed out on a few events (which I will detail below) and put up what I meant to put up for Thanksgiving (or even before thanksgiving) - smart huh?
Opening this post with a Happy Thanksgiving message from Essence - http://www.ess2ence.com/(Equipping Single Saints 2 Esteem & Nurture Christ's Example!) - check out the website.
Thanksgiving Event in Atlanta - click here (Nov. 23rd)
Blak J*sus Live in London - click here (Nov. 24th; live in Nottingham - 23rd)
Imperial College ACS Careers Conference (hosted by Funlola Abe) - click to see panelists(Nov. 24th)
Tuface and Elephant Man were in Brooklyn (see video below) (Nov. 23rd)
Free Book Reading: "Celebrated: Nigerian Women in Development" by Ayona Aguele-Trimnell @ Terra Kulture (Nov. 24th)
Anyway, happy holidays - I bet everyone is looking forward to Christmas? There are a few things going on everywhere between now and January 2008 and what would I be if I didn't share this info with you?
In no particular order:
Amplifyd Entertainment presents Banky W in London - Red November (Nov. 28th)
Naij..........A Documentary (Exclusive Screening at Warwick University, courtesy - Nigerian Society) (Nov. 28th). See trailer here
Jobs Wife - A Play (Lagos on Nov. 30th & Dec. 1st)
A lovely play by acclaimed playwright Philip Begho that imagines the plight of Job's wife during the time of her husband's affliction. It is packed with humour, emotion, and a compelling message.
Directed by the accomplished actress and director, Tosan Ugbeye, the play features the talents of highly notable actors such as Joke Silva, Ayo Lijadu and Sola Onayiga.
This is the first production in Nigeria of the Garden Theatre Company, my nascent theatre/production company, and will also be my introduction to the Nigerian stage as a producer and actress.
The play is also being held at the Coral Reef Hall in 10A, a superbly located multi-purpose hall and venue that caters to the various event needs of businesses and individuals.
I hope you can come not just to support the production, but to have what I hope will be a truly enjoyable evening with friends, colleagues, family and theatre enthusiasts.
Details are in the attached flyer. Please make a note of the date and venue! Friday November 30th and Saturday December 1st at 7.30pm @ No 10 Ikoya Ave, Off Macpherson, which is off Bourdillon/Queens Drive, Ikoyi.
Tickets: 3,500.
Joe Guy - Movie showing in London - see website for details.
Kirk Franklin, Israel Houghton, Donnie McClurkin, Lionel Petersen and a host of indigenous artistes who performed to an audience of over 60,000 people throughout the night. In the course of the event, prayers were offered up to God for our Nation Nigeria, led by eminent Christian leaders like Bishop David Oyedepo of The Winners Chapel, Bishop Mike Okonkwo of TREM and leaders of other frontline Christian organizations and churches. The Experience is a sacrifice of Praise and faith. God’s visitation was evidenced by the healings and restorations that took place in the lives of people who attended. The testimonies still abound and resound!
In 2007 things only get better! This year’s concert is scheduled to hold on Friday, the 30th of November 2007 through to Saturday 1st of December, from 8pm till dawn. The line up includes, Tye Tribbett, Kurt Carr, Israel Houghton, Don Moen, Lionel Peterson, Cece Winans, Pastor Marvin Winans and the Hon. Bishop T. D Jakes.Also performing will be indigenous talents such as the award winning, Asu Ekiye, the phenomenal Mike Aremu and UK based Singer and radio presenter Muyiwa Olarewaju.
Okay these titles are becoming cornier by the minute. Lord, please help me! Since none of you can! LOLOL
Okay, so what is November notorious for?
Ermm.....Events maybe?!!
Most Definitely - Yea, there are loads of things going on this month and I will dedicate entire blogs to these individual events such as the Nayo (UK) tour coming up next weekend - yup, you heard me! The Naijacomedy series in Abuja (Basketmouth and Julius Agwu), the Wharton Africa Business Forum, the Billionaire Dollar Babes Fashion event and lots more.
So Happy November and happy birthday to all November people hehe.
Some Naija News for you all - may be a bit stale though :-/
For those who don't know her, you may need to watch this video (also available from Reuters), featuring Naija politicians beating themselves up at the hearing over her alleged scandal - now known as the EttehGate Scandal - read here
Watch video below - one word: KAIIII
Pls what on earth was that politician yarning afterwards - forget all that dictionary english men.
Nigeria arrests 'American' woman for espionage - read here
Tuface breaks MOBO award - I was going to blog about this, but then, he unfortunately got shot and it would have been mean to take the p*ss while he was in a hospital bed. He is better now and for all the Tuface lovers, this is light-hearted humour - I am a Tuface-lover myself hehe. Check out the video below and after breaking his plaque (or whatever it was), he was like "oh no....I can't believe this is happening to me, why me (hand on his head)" and then he goes "big up Nigeria!!" - Oh Lord, now they know we Naijas have butter-fingers too!
D'banj named UN World Ambassador of Peace (stale I know) -read here
Olubadan died at age 87 in July (extremely stale sorry) -read here
U.S. approves three Nigerian carriers: Arik Air, Bellview Airline and Virgin Nigeria, to fly to different cities in America -read here
Learn to Braid cornrows on DVD - is that so??? (watch video here)
Beyonce launches her own phone - the B Phone! (She's unstoppable!)
“Samsung is excited to support an iconic performer like Beyonce with this new and vibrant device,” said Peter Skarzynski, Senior Vice President at Samsung Telecommunications America. “The B’Phone offers an attractive and glamorous update to our music-centric lineup, along with content you can’t find anywhere else on a mobile phone.”
Boys Boys Boys or frogs? - Check out a friend's blog on how many frogs she will have to kiss till she finds her prince charming. Quite interesting/hilarious - click on the picbelow :o) to go to figurella.blogspot.com
2face was taken into theatre at 7am on Friday, and one of the doctors Dr. Emeka Onourah confirmed his condition is not critical. ‘He’s responding to treatment. He has 22 pellets in his thigh, because it was a local gun. But we’ve been able to handle the situation. We’ve stopped the bleeding too. What remains is to make sure there’s no infection, and we create a way for the pellets to expel themselves’
