Rapper Olamide proposes to long-time partner
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anita eboigbe2 popular rapper olamide adedeji aka baddo has proposed to his long standing girlfriend and mother of his son adebukunmi aisha suleiman1 the love birds have been together since 2011 and have a son maximilaino adedeji born in 20151 he announced the proposal on snapchat @baddosneh some hours after wishing her a happy birthday on the same platform1 the ybnl boss is said to have bent on his knee before aisha as he proposed to her birthday on thursday which coincidentally was marked international womens day with the theme press for progress1 olamide wrote my senior wife oya we have a wedding to plan1 olamide who raps mostly in yoruba has been described as the voice of the ghetto1 the bariga born artist recently released a seven minutes visual to his hit song science student amidst controversies surrounding the message of the song1 he recently bagged the listeners choice award at the just concluded sound city mvp awards1 olamide came into limelight in 2011 with his debut album rapsodi before starting his label ybnl in 20121

Omosexy, Mo Abudu among 50 global women in showbiz
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anita eboigbe2 it is an outgrowth of our annual womens impact report with a singularly global focus variety said1 according to variety a weekly american entertainment trade magazine the 50 women on the list are doing extraordinary things on the worldwide stage with special focus on the entertainment industry1 abudus profile on the magazines website variety.com read abudu used her star-making springboard as the face of daytime talkie moments with mo to launch the ebonylife empire1 with a film production unit and upscale lifestyle tv network shes been dubbed the oprah of africa1 as a woman in a male-dominated industry ive had to be strong focused and relentless and work twice as hard as the men around me she says1 determined to push for gender parity in the nigerian biz she estimates that nearly 80 per cent of key positions at ebonylife are filled by women variety wrote1 jalade-ekeinde one of the 100 most influential people in the world by time magazine in 2013 was described as a nollywood icon1 variety wrote with more than 300 acting credits to her name ekeinde is an icon of nigerias prolific nollywood film biz1 although she says that at heart i think i am an activist first1 an ambassador for the uns world food program and campaigner for amnesty intl. shes used her big-screen platform to drive her humanitarian goals1 mo abudu chief executive officer ceo of ebonylife tv and nollywood star omotola jalade-ekeinde a.k.a have been named among 50 women making an impact in showbiz by variety magazine1 reacting to the news abudu excitedly shared a post on thursday on her instagram page @moabudu writing1 happy international womens day i am happy to share this good news with you all that i have been listed in the variety magazine 2018 international impact report as one of the 50 women during extraordinary things on the global stage1 thank you @variety for the honour. may this be your year of great progress ladies1 the list which was compiled to mark international womens day also features british singer adele hollywood stars nicole kidman lupita nyongo and muccia prada creative director at prada1 other prominent inclusions include harry potter author j.k. rowlings british actress emma watson wonder woman star gal gadot ceo atresmedia mercedes gamero and british screenwriter jane goldman1 the variety magazine 2018 international impact report is the first of its kind and it is aptly tagged showbiz women prevail and persist around the globe1 they wrote its not always easy to be a woman in this world let alone a showbiz leader that happens to be one1 there are the usual leadership obstacles to overcome plus downright sexism and resistance in certain pockets of the planet. yet these women persist1 in honor of international womens day on march 8 variety presents its first international womens impact report1 her next step is developing a film village in the former slave port of badagry where she wants young nigerians to hone their filmmaking skills while learning about our rights and future as africans they said1