Nigerian Celebrity News II

• [PHOTO] Solid Star Welcomes Baby Boy With UK Girlfriend
• Funke Opeke: The Superwoman Whose Mission Is To Connect Every Nigerian
• Wizkid On How He Got Drake To Record His ‘Ojuelegba’ Remix
• Dakore Stuns In New Campaign Photos
• Check Out Nigerian/American Actress Uzo Aduba’s Lovely Childhood Photo
• 5 Nigerian Celebrities Who Hit It Big And Refused To Move To Lekki
• [VIDEO] What Beef? Don Jazzy And D’banj Hang Out In The Studio
• Yemi Alade To Launch Her Own Accessory Line ‘YAC’
• Nadia Buari Reveals How She Found Love With Her Baby Daddy
• [PHOTOS] Veteran Actress Hilda Dokubo Is A Stunner!

[PHOTO] Solid Star Welcomes Baby Boy With UK Girlfriend Posted: 06 Oct 2015 07:20 AM PDT Nigerian singer, Joshua Iniyezo, popularly known as Solidstar has joined our growing list of celebrity baby daddies. Sources confirmed that the singer recently welcomed a child with a UK-based lover and hasn’t shared pictures until now. Reports say that the singer sneaked into Queensland to spend some time with his new born baby. He shared a photo of himself and his little cute man on Instagram few minutes ago. See photo below: The identity of his babymama is still being kept under wraps.

Funke Opeke: The Superwoman Whose Mission Is To Connect Every Nigerian Posted: 06 Oct 2015 06:30 AM PDT Ms. Funke Opeke is one of the big names in ICT and founder of Main Street Technologies, She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Main One Cable Company Nigeria Ltd. Early Life and Education Born and raised in Nigeria, Funke’s father was the first Nigerian Director of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria and her mother, a retired teacher who headed several private schools. Funke attended Queen’s School, Ibadan and graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in 1981 with a degree in Electronics & Electrical Engineering before then proceeded to New York for a Master’s degree at Columbia University. Career After graduating from Columbia, she worked for over 20 years in the U.S. telecommunication industry and ended her career there as the Executive Director of Verizon Communications Wholesale Division. Funke returned to Nigeria in 2005 to join MTN as Chief Technical Officer. She advised Transcorp on the acquisition of NITEL and briefly served as the interim Chief Operating Officer. She is currently the CEO of Main One Cable Company. The Birth Of Main One Cable When she returned to Nigeria in 2005, to tackle ICT problems starting with an attempt to revitalize Nitel, which at that time was Nigeria’s incumbent fixed and mobile operator. The attempt didn’t yield much except birthing the idea to create a cable company when she saw the absence of submarine cables. Tired of the operational system herself, she decided to fix the problem herself. Funke She raised $240 million plus $28 million in contingency to start Main One Cable Company. After pledging all her savings, facing more challenges of raising capital for the start up cable business, carrying out in-depth foundational works, feasibility studies, business plans and technical plans, Main One Cable Company become more tangible. Although the company at that time was to be built over a 2-year period, from inception to launch, with a total investment of US$240 million, Funmi Opeke had to seek investors, both global and local, to help make the dream a reality. It was no easy thing to do but she had her eyes on the goal and there was no stopping her. The company proceeded to lay 7,000km fibre optic cable running under the ocean from Portugal down to Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria and is delivering wholesale broadband capacity across several countries in West Africa today. Since Main One’s cable network went live on July 22, 2010, the company has continued to break ground with its open access, wholesale broadband connectivity. Funke And Her Battle Against Corruption In The Telecomm Sector As the interim Chief Operating Officer of NITEL, Funke made decisions that clashed with the way things were usually done in Nigeria, for instance not paying junior personnel their salaries which is not an uncommon practise in Nigeria. After NITEL, Opeke had no intention of leaving Nigeria defeated. She had come back to make a difference, so decided to do it her own way. Fola Adeola, Chairman of Main One Cable Company and founder GTBank, who got involved with Opeke‘s start-up after a promise he made out of guilt, joined Opeke in raising a total amount of the $240m. Achievements In 2012, she received the CNBC All Africa Businesswoman of the Year award.

Wizkid On How He Got Drake To Record His ‘Ojuelegba’ Remix Posted: 06 Oct 2015 06:00 AM PDT Wizkid has revealed how he was able to get Drake feature on his Ojuelegba track. Speaking to Ghanaian radio station Empire FM, he disclosed how Drake contacted him via Instagram and asked that they meet up in London where they recorded the remix version of the song. “I was there and saw that Drake followed me on Instagram so I DMed him and I was like ‘Yo, I’m a big fan of your music’ and he was like I like your music as well. So we started talking and we talked about hooking up in London, so I went to London the next day and when I got there, I saw that he had already done his verse to the song, it was just funny mehn!” Wizzy said.

Dakore Stuns In New Campaign Photos Posted: 06 Oct 2015 05:20 AM PDT Nollywood actress, Dakore Akande stuns in new photos for her VR by Mobos campaign. See photos below:

Check Out Nigerian/American Actress Uzo Aduba’s Lovely Childhood Photo Posted: 06 Oct 2015 04:30 AM PDT Popular Nigerian – American actress, Uzo Aduba has just shared a picture of herself as a young girl growing up in Boston, Massachusetts. See the photo below:

5 Nigerian Celebrities Who Hit It Big And Refused To Move To Lekki Posted: 06 Oct 2015 03:50 AM PDT In a world were every Nigerian celeb wants to live in a porsh like environment especially in Lekki, there are still some who prefer or have refused to join their colleagues by joining the band wagon and moving to Lekki. These celebrities have the money but have decided to just leave Lekki behind and focus on other things. Lol Join us as we look at Nigerian celebrities that left the ‘great Lekki’ for somewhere else: 1. Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Yes! This Nollywood hot cake is amongst the few celebrities living the life on the mainland. With the kind of money she has, everyone wonders why the actress lives in a simple neighbourhood in the lowly Iyana-Oba area of the metropolis along with the rest of her family. But Omotola seems proud about where she stays and that’s all that matters! 2. Remimisce The Alaga Ibile himself! Reminisce is another act that has refused to move to Lekki. The Times magazine world rappers to know recently completed his mansion in Ikorodu and has no plans of moving to Lekki anytime soon. 3. Ronke Oshodi Oke Popular Yoruba actress, Ronke Oshodi Oke is another great fan of the mainland. The actress even revealed she has been living in the Abule-Egba axis of Lagos State for a very long time and feels really comfortable there. 4. Toyin Aimakhu Yoruba actress, Toyin Aimakhu hasn’t joined the list of celebrities moving to Lekki. Infact! The actress claims she still lives in a flat with her husband. 5. 9ice Singer 9ice also doen’t live in Lekki. Infact! 9ice completed his  cream-coloured duplex, already named Alapomeji Villa in Abule-Egba area of Lagos State back in the year 2009.

[VIDEO] What Beef? Don Jazzy And D’banj Hang Out In The Studio Posted: 06 Oct 2015 02:30 AM PDT Who says D’banj and Don Jazzy are not friends? The duo are becoming fast friends and if their video is right, they look like they never even had an issue before! So, yesterday, they spent sometime in the studio & engaged in a friendly banter in a periscope hangout. D’Banj’s bro Kay Switch also joined them for the session. Note that this will be the first time Don Jazzy & D’Banj have been seen in a studio together since their infamous parting of ways in 2012. Watch the video below:

Yemi Alade To Launch Her Own Accessory Line ‘YAC’ Posted: 06 Oct 2015 01:20 AM PDT Popular singer, Yemi Alade is about to be regarded as a designer. The singer announced to her fans yesterday that she will be designing her very own accessory line called ‘Yemi Alade Collection’. She wrote, “I am incredibly excited today, after a full year of planning it’s finally time to show you guys a sneak peek of what we have been up to! My first ever fashion collaboration with @Bland2Glam! Soon we will get to finally unveil the love, innovation and all the hardwork that went into creating this collection. #YemiAlade X Bland2Glam #YemiAladeCollection” The Yemi Alade Collection is set to launch on November 5, 2015. More photos below:

Nadia Buari Reveals How She Found Love With Her Baby Daddy Posted: 06 Oct 2015 12:33 AM PDT Popular actress, Nadia Buari has indirectly revealed the father of her twin girls was her friend before they turned lovers. She shared the picture above with this words: Some people say… ‘never kiss a friend, because that friend will forever be lost’… but what if the only person u are looking for is that friend u’ve never kissed?! #MyFairytaleLife #aLoveLikeOurs”

[PHOTOS] Veteran Actress Hilda Dokubo Is A Stunner! Posted: 06 Oct 2015 12:00 AM PDT Veteran Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo has never looked so beautiful! The beautiful lady who left the movie industry looks breathtaking in lovely new photos shared by Dave Sucre. Photos below: