Olu Jacobs And Joke Silva Talk About Each Other

The veteran Nollywood superstars had a sweet and quite emotional interview with Vanguard on their marriage, how they met and still keep the fire burning.

How I met my husband
I met him at the National Theatre while we were rehearsing for Jero’s Metamorphosis by Professor Wole Soyinka in 1981. I was to play Sister Rubeka  and he was playing the role of Prophet Jero and, at the same time co-directing the play. That was where we met.

What happened when I met him
People  had been talking about him before I arrived the country because he was based in the UK at that time.  Everybody was talking about him, especially Miss Ene, the then Artistic Director of the National Theatre and Dr. Ashiwaju. They had met in England and I guess he would have been the Chiwetel Ejiofor of that time. Just as what Chiwetel is to this present generation, so he was then.

He was one of the top African actors in England at that time, whether on stage or on screen. He was the talk of the town. So, I was looking forward to meeting him; when I finally saw him, he was quite a handsome man. Our first meeting, if I could remember vividly, I went to call Miss Ene to come and watch our rehearsal. They were in a production meeting, and, when I entered the office, the first thing he uttered was, “This is the woman I am going to marry.”

When I left the office, I said to myself, `How can anybody say it just like that?’ He  always insisted that I eyed him every now and then. We started out as very good friends. Four years later  we got married. We met in 1981 and married in 1985.

“It’s not by choice that I am unmarried” - Rita Dominic

                                    

Rita Dominic is slaying the cover of Genevieve Magazine‘s February 2014 issue.

The Nollywood superstar is all picture perfect with soft dark wavy locks, dare we say flawless make-up and a beautiful sequined dress.

“It’s not by choice that I am unmarried” – Rita also gives the scoop on love, movies and an exciting new deal; we wonder what that is.

Actress Dakore Egbuson Akande Welcomes Baby Number Two

                 
Aww…Dakore Akande is a mum of two.
Congratulations to the Nollywood star and her hubby Olumide “Lou” Akande who have welcomed their second daughter.
The elated mom took to Instagram to make the announcement. “All I have to say is thank you LORD!!! #mumoftwo #happiness #love #life #girlpower #family #Godspower #aquarius” she captioned the image.
                          
Dakore and Olumide who tied the knot in January 2011, had their first child in 2012.

Genevieve Nnaji And Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Are Currently Jobless - Obi Emelonye Apologises For Saying That

Movie stars, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Geneveive Nnaji are definitely not smiling at the moment as very few acting opportunities have come their ways.
According to movie Producer and Director, Obi Emelonye, this development is not due to the fault of the Actresses, rather they have become victims of their own success stories.

“Genevieve and Omotola are the two biggest Actresses we have in Nollywood, they cannot afford to charge less than their status and that is where the problem comes in. Their charges are probably above what the industry can afford. Their charges are like half of the entire production budget so which producer can afford that?” He told Nollywood Reporters.

Continuing, he said “What they can do now as it is with other big stars all over the world, is that they should begin to fund their own productions and act in them, they can act whatever role will enhance their brand. They need to start a production company now, and push themselves because they need to remain relevant and must not be seen as jobless. If corporate bodies perceive them as jobless, they won’t want to do business with them, and they might even price them cheap.”

It would be recalled that the two Acts have not been frequent in movies and the last one Genevieve did, Dr. Bello was a flop at the box office.  Also, Omotola has not done any major film in recent times, her last major movie was Last Flight to Abuja about two years ago.
She was however named one of the most influential people in the world by Time Magazine, a mention that made her the most talked about celebrity from Nollywood.

See his apology here...