Sex Change! Watch Bimbo Akinto , Aisha Falode & Dolapo Awosika interview a Transgender

What is sex change? The Amazons took this daring topic to explain if this is a medical challenge and if it can be treated. The Amazons is a talk show that shows every Friday on AIT at 7pm , where various diverse issues are disscused . The Host are Bimbo Akintola , Aisha Falode and Dolapo Awosika . follow them on twitter @TheAmazonsNg , and on FaceBook www.facebook.com/TheAmazons

Aisha Falode, Bimbo Akintola, Dolapo Awosika ( The Amazons) cover Vangaurd Allure Dec Issue

Aishat Falode, a Class Act in her own right. A woman who has been engaged in broadcast journalism for almost two decades; risen to the peak of sports coverage and administration at the national and continental levels and, is now a veteran broadcaster in the nation's premier private T.V station,  African Independent Television (AIT). 
Bimbo Akintola, a well known Nollywood screen actress. Fiery and fearsome, a box office star by any, standards any day. And then, top it up with Dolapo Awosika, a business inclined, UK trained / based lawyer. One, who also had, a working stint in broadcast journalism herself, and you have a star-studded crew all rolled into one!

Each individual has what it takes to run her own Prime Time, T.V Talk Show, but to bring the three of them together, the effect is simply WOW!

Combine all of this with an eye-catching, state of the art, T.V set and you have something that could keep viewers glued to theirs seats all day long! Not to talk of the far-reaching, general interest topics!

 The name "The Amazons", the name chosen for the T.V show they present, is historic and instructive in itself. The rich content apart, for Yemisi Suleiman of Allure Magazine (produced from the stable of Vanguard Newspapers Nigeria) to present the bulk of this Cover Story (December 29, 2013 edition) over a whole four pages in a mere Q&A format leaves much to be desired!

 Watch a clip from "The Amazons" below

Mercy Johnson makes other A-list actresses look like amateurs - Ebuka

+Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is making some sense but me I must argue the matter smallll... +Mercy Johnson 's acting skills are top notch but I still think the likes of +Bimbo Akintola and a +Genevieve Nnaji will give her a run for her money they are brilliant actresses as well .. true or false?

Ibinabo deserves what she got - Segun Arinze (Between Segun Arinze & Bimbo Akintola PART1)EXCLUSIVE

 Ok before going ahead to read , this exclusive interview was co-ordinated between Segun Arinze and Bimbo Akintola. So you guys will be seeing pictures of both personalities together.  Segun Arinze's is Part 1 and Bimbo Akintola's is Part2

INTRO

Born to an Igbo mother and a Yoruba farther, this enigmatic actor is one of Nollywood’s finest, who true hard work and dedication has been able to bring Nollywood to the limelight. He is one of the very few Nigerian actors whose principles and tenacity has brought him the much deserved respect and the love of his fans. Known as Nollywood ‘’bad boy’’, Segun Arinze has been able to create a strong brand for himself, one I believe will stand the test of time. His sense of humour is something that distinguishes him from every Nollywood star I have come across, his approach to life is yet another. This veteran movie star opens up to DANNYDIGIT in an exclusive, about his career, life and principles. Enjoy!

THE MAN ‘’SEGUN ARINZE’’

There is no masking about me; I’m just simply me Segun. I’m just a simple easy going person and sometimes misunderstood I guess it has to do with some of the roles they see me play. I had to put a stop to that as well because now I’m a father and then my kids watching me play those kinds of roles. We are gradually just getting to the level of understanding the difference between a job and somebody’s personal life. People have a way of insinuating that since you play such roles, therefore you are that kind of person, especially when you play the role so well; for instance if you play the role of an armed  robber so well that means you have the element of been a thief inside you and that is not how it is. All over the world you have actors playing different roles people who are good at what they do, so one has to make a clear distinction of that.

I am very professional, people think because they are close to you they can take you for granted, they ask you to do things and when it doesn’t come out the way they want it, it becomes trouble. You sacrifice your professional name on the altar of friendship. Friendship is friendship, business is business and professionalism is professionalism, that’s the way it should be.

I started acting way back in the 1980s when I was still in secondary school between 1981 and 1982. I was with a guy called Ayo Borowale we started something called Palm Players back then in Ilorin. It was something that was innate in me. In those days you had to be a lawyer, doctor, engineer or you are working in the civil service and if you are not doing any of those you are simply termed irresponsible. This perception was a carry-over from the 70s into the 80s and coming slightly into the early 90s, but with hard work and being focused, things changed and the effect is what we are seeing today. Now you have lawyers and doctors who want to be actors. I have friends who want to go into this field because they think they have what it takes. So that was how it started. I have done countless movies; I will say some good and some very well. I haven’t retired yet from the industry, I recently did some movies but they are not out yet, like family fire, which is still in the cinemas, The Gukas, which was shot in Abuja and will be out in February or early march. I took a little break for myself; I am working on a personal project a series, I had an audition in January and I am looking forward to the end of the first quarter to roll tape. I also started shooting with Tinsel; so far so good it’s been a wonderful experience working with them. There is no chance for error working with the Tinsel crew; I am very impressed with what I saw and experienced so far.

NOLLYWOOD AND I

People say Nollywood has no content, and I ask them; what do you mean by that? They say we keep doing the same thing all over again, but I tell them that even the Americans do that. Stories are recycled; we have a remake of movies and all that. I don’t see anything wrong in what we are doing. The luck we have is that we have stories we can relate to, in the American movie industry what they have is geared towards sci-fi movies, ware wolves, vampires and all these types of movies in my own views are not appealing to family viewing what happened to family values? We have all those nice stories that keep you warm on your couch while you take chocolate or coffee. Our stories show family values that relate to us, extended family issues, matrimonial issues, government and politics and so many other things that relates to us directly. We do have content and the best of Nollywood is yet to come. We are evolving and it’s a good thing and it means if there is no change then there is a problem.

DANNYDIGIT: There is this saying that Nollywood is rated as the third in the world in terms of output. Is this a myth or fact?

It depends on which side of the divide you are, some people say it is a fact because of the quantity of movies produced yearly while some will say it is a fact because we are evolving and the quality is improving. Personally I will say it’s a good thing that we are being rated. We should also look inwards and rate ourselves; I don’t want cosmetic ratings, when I say cosmetic rating I am talking about rating that is given because we churn out movies like rabbits so let’s give it to you, but we will continue to maintain our own standards. I want a realistic rating; rate us because we have the talents and production value as well.  

IBINABO AND ACTORS GUILD OF NIGERIA

Ibinabo deserves what she got; she deserves to be the President of A.G.N because she won clean, fair and square. We had tried to do an election in Benin and it was forged, we then came up with a new method, instead of having all the delegates come to Lagos, we asked them to stay in their states and on the Thursday of that month, conduct the election and send in your results. So I don’t know where this story comes from, the truth of the matter is; it has come and it is done and people are definitely bound to be aggrieved when things don’t go out their way. We all saw what happened in the U.S.A, Obama was winning and Romney, even to the last minute didn’t give up, because he felt there were still votes out there to make him president. But at the end of the day he congratulated the President and moved on, that is life, try again next time.

CHALLENGES IN THE INDUSTRIES

If asked what I will change in the movie industry if given the opportunity, I will say, ‘’I will go the whole nine yards and say hey! Let’s continue to improve the standard of the movie industry, let’s get everything right, let’s do things the way they should be done; and let’s not do things in a mediocre way. Let’s strive to attain the international standards’’.

LEISURE

I try as much as possible to unwind, see a match or a movie, and listen to good music. If I get to bored I travel to a choice destination and unwind.  But the truth is how many Nigerians can do that, do we have the time to take a break, a holiday and relax, just a few. You see people on the streets, looking frustrated and angry. It is truly sad, we hardly relax, but it will be nice if we can find out time to relax.

MY PROJECTS

I rested my TV programme, a talk show which aired on A.I.T in 2002 called NO HOLDS BARRED’’ I will like to come back with it, this time well packaged. I will like to thank my fans, because any way you look at it, we serve them, they are our bosses and we do anything to make them happy.

FASHION AND I

I don’t like being outlandish or going overboard with fashion, sense style and simplicity. Just make sure you are comfortable and the cutting is very good and not raggedly put together. You must use the right accessories, avoid zany colours. I like to keep it simple. My favourite Nigerian designers will be, Bovi, based in Abuja, I like Modi.

CREDITS : 

GGrandure (for the clothes and accessories)

Okam Photo Studios Ikoyi

Ochanya Mary ( Transcriber)

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Lala Akindoju, Bimbo Akintola, Ireti Doyle, Dakore Egbuson Akande on stage for The V Monologues

Great Show , certainly a talk of town .. this show got couples settling their differences and brought t light a whole new level of respect for women.
The stage show was Titled "Vigina Monologues" .. and had brilliant/top notch performances from

Lala Akindoju, Bimbo Akintola, Ireti Doyle, Dakore Egbuson Akande , Odenike Odetola, Omonor Somolu ann others. Also Music Performance by LOOPY MUSIC Ruby see photos below

Aderonke Adebanjo

Amy Oyekunle, Aderonke Adebanjo and Yemi Adamolekun

Ruby

The V Monologues Stage Performance.
Where: MUSON Centre, Lagos.
May 4, 2013.
Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa

Bimbo Akintola

Ireti Doyle

Odenike Odetola

Rita Edward

Dakore Egbuson-Akande

Abiola Segun-Williams

Lala Akindoju

Lala Akindoju

Omonor Somolu

Omonor Somolu

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#AMVCA Photo @UfomaEjenobor , @BimboAkin & @UgonnaHON

They look Fab .... and also too update my list of female Bad ass Cleavages at the AMVCA is a clearer photo of  Ufoma Ejenobor below .. she looked stuning in that dress

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Photo - @BimboAkin & @Uru_Eke at "Nigeria Celebrating Nollywood"

Flawless Smiles .....
 

Monalisa Chinda @MonalisaCode presents 'Project Help' - A Dance For Life

Lagos is set to experience the most sophisicated dance production of the decade on Monday December 24th (Christmas Eve), at the prestigious Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, at 4pm as Nollywood's top talent, Monalisa Chinda stuns Nigeria's theatre and performance world with the maiden edition of her world class production titledProject Help: A Dance for Life.

This is an enactment of a thrilling contemporary dance powered by the incredible Bailamos Dance Company, an ensemble that has treated Nigerian aristocrats, elites and technocrats to the best ecstatic performances as directed by choreography wizard BunmiOlunloyo. But PROJECT HELP promises more. It is a night that will parade the best of Nollywood stars in an amazing dance-styli form that leaves audience spellbound.

Featuring an array of Nigeria’s biggest superstars including Desmond Elliot, Kate Henshaw, Segun Arinze, Bimbo Akintola, Bovi, the prima ballerina, Monalisa Chindaand many more, this breathtaking benefit dance production will showcase even more theatrical elements and aesthetics as the Nollywood stars will add the flavour of their artistic skills with electrifying performances and recitals that will intensify the tempo of this historical Christmas dance production.

Speaking recently about the inspiration behind the highly anticipated event, Monalisaenthusiastically stated, “I’ve been nurturing the dance production idea for quite a while but my several engagements wouldn’t avail me enough time, so I kept developing it. I’ve always wanted a production, away from the norms, where people can experienceclassical recitals at its very best.” “While this remains a great way to celebrate Christmas with loved ones, I also see it as a powerful means of awakening the dwindling culture of theatre in Africa at large. We’ve been working on this for a while and it promises to be a memorable atmosphere of unlimited ecstasy, joy and bliss,” she affirms.

Date: Monday 24th December 2012 | Time: 4PM

Venue: Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos

Ticket Prices: Regular N5,000 | VIP N10,000 | VVIP 20,000

Online Tickets: www.naijaticketshop.com

Ticket Outlets: TheHub (ThePalms), Ozone Cinemas (E-Center, Yaba), X-Factor Lounge (54, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere)

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Photos - Teju Babyface and Bimbo Akintola ( Teju crying over Bimbo ) A must see LOL

Stumbled across this photos of Teju Baby face and Bimbo Akintola on set a movie back in the day.

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Events - Business Talk with Top Nollywood Actress Bimbo Akintola [ @BimboAkin ]

Port-Harcourt!!! I hail una o! Ace atress and Talk show host ( Amazons ) , visits the city of Port-Harcourt bearing gifts! Few months ago she visited Abuja and It was a indeed a knowledgeable and productive event.

The top Nollywood actress cordially invites you to a "Business Talk and Brainstorming Session" which elightens participants on "self Empowerment" and Individual Business growth.

Venue : Eliud International School, Plot 21B East-West road, off NNPC pipeline, Rumuokurusi
              Port-Harcourt.
Date   : Saturday 29th September, 2012
Time   : 10:00am - 12:00pm (noon)
 Don't miss this O, creative idea generation is the next best thing to a healthy financial status!!

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Video:Bimbo Akintola [ @BimboAkin ] "wasn't good at sciences but Perfected my Arts"

The ace actress, in the past few weeks, has really expressed herself much more than we use to know,Check out this expose in Bimbo Akintola’s interview with Hitz Meets.
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