Star Actress Tonto Dikeh is at it again.Today, she is one of the biggest Actress in Nigeria.Producers line up scripts for her and she is also trying her hands on music.Tonto was pulled to ILLESHE Beach by top celebrity stylists TIANNASTYLIN on Saturday Jan. 21st.
Standing for hours she modelled pictures of the label for a fashion catalogue out soon.
Tonto Dike,born in June 1985, she is a graduate of University of Portharcourt, who took a big risk by coming to Lagos to seek a career in Nollywood shortly after she completed in the Next Movie Star Reality Show in 2006. In just 5 years she has worked her way to the top having featured in over 100 movies and she is today one of the highest paid Actress. She is also working hard on a music career having signed a management contract with Kas Records.
Nollywood Actress Tonto Dike who recently handed a scholarship to two (2) students on December 11, 2011 at Troy Lounge, Ogba has now extended her good tidings to the deceased. The sultry actress was spotted yesterday at the Atan cemetery, Yaba, Lagos dropping a wreath at the tomb of late rapper Dagrin. A heartfelt act if you ask me.
Nollywood Star Tonto Dikeh on Sunday December 11th 2011 showed the other side of her when she hosted 100 smart children in Lagos who have distinguished themselves in there studies and also inspire them.
According to Tonto I have decided to do this because I noticed that a lot of things are changing in our society,when I was growing up most of the big companies were supporting Education with scholarships,Debates and therefore students strive to be there best but all these is being lost.
The party held at Troy Lounge Ogba and the Two (2) children Ibitayo Adeyemo a primary 4 year old student and Femi Akintunde won a 2 Year Educational Scholarship in which Tonto has disclosed that she will ensure that she will fulfill as this is what makes her happy.
This is a series of what happened with some of Nollywood Actors and Actresses in 2011. Here is just a recap of their achievements, awards, recognition, movie premieres and many more. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly... Enjoy!!
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Mercy Johnson - She really made news this year with her Traditional and White wedding to Prince Okojie. Her news was on every headline both Prints, Magazines and Online. She was the number one buzz maker in Nollywood this year. Right from the preparation till the end, the news about her wedding was everywhere. After the successful wedding in Recently in the news, it was said that she got blind at a movie location. Her publicist debunked the story and said it was a rumor that she is on a movie location in Lagos and getting set for her trip to Australia in a matter of days.
Rita Dominic - The Beautiful actress was the Co Host for The Headies (Hip Hop World Awards) with Ace Producer and Rapper Eldee The Don.
Chinedu 'Aki' Ikedezie - The other half of Pawpaw got engaged recently to his wife Nneoma.
Funke Akindele - who started her career in 'I Need to know' series back in the days has risen enormously by the choice of many movies and also becoming brand Ambassador for companies like GLO, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service and she just got an endorsement deal with KLIN Detergent. After the release of OMO GHETTO Pt 2, she premiered her movie in October 2011 'The return of Jenifa' which sold over 7 million on its first week at the Cinemas.
Olu Jacob and Joke Silva - These couples are the most respected couples in the Movie Industry as at today. Mrs Jacobs clocked 50 in October and her husband of 25years renewed their vows on her 50th birthday at Freedom Park, Broad street Lagos Island. Romantic couples you say.. Olu Jacobs also got a National award on Sunday November 13th, 2011 from Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan the conferred award of Member of the Federal Republic (MFR)
Ini Edo - Truly, she had the year rosy for her. She landed her self in a multi million naira endorsement deal with Rebecca Hair Product makers of Noble Hair, also a GLO Ambassador. She premiered her new Movie 'I'll take my Chances' in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Saturday, September 24, 2011. She also won Best Actress in Nigeria at the 2011 ZAFAA Awards.
Tonto Dike - The Screen Goddess has many tongues wagging this year with her enormous Mermaid Tattoo on her back.
Odunlade Adekola - The Yoruba Actor was announced earlier this year as a GLO Ambassador for Africa's Biggest Tele-communication Company.
Uche Jombo - The Beautiful Nollywood Actress premiered her movie ' Damage' this year a on July 31, 2011 at the Silverbird Galleria in Lagos/ And she also premiered the movie in Houston, USA and New York.
Kunle Afolayan - The Yoruba Actor joined other celebrities as one of the GLO Ambassadors earlier this year with Odunlade Adekola. Phone Swap’ is the new feature film by award winning actor/director Kunle Afolayan. Fresh off the critical and commercial success from his last offering ‘The Figurine’’, any project Kunle touches turns into gold and this clip already looks like a surefire winner. Starring sultry Nollywood diva Nse IKpe Etim, screen legend Joke Silva, Wale Ojo and Ghanian Lydia Forson.
KATE HENSSHAW AND HER EX HUSBAND
Kate Henshaw - The Nollywood Actress, Face of Onga ambassador and former GLO Ambassador clocked the Big ''40' in July 2011. She threw a lavish party (organized by Elizabeth R) and wined 'n' dined with family and close friends. Her colleagues in Nollywood were not left out. Love that she is brave enough to embrace her age publicly. Recently her Marriage of 12 years hit the rocks. Painful! But she has moved on..
Jim Iyke - The Nollywood Actor Jim Iyke has come to terms with the fact that, he has a serious anger problem and such needs help. Is it refreshing he has realized he has anger problems and he is doing something about it by taking anger management classes.
Stephanie Okereke - Nollywood star LG Ambassador, Face of Kanelekon Hair Products, VVF Advocate Stephanie Okereke covered the October Edition of The Complete Fashion Magazine along side Bez Idakula. And she also received a National Award on November 13th , 2011.
Nse Ikpe Etim - Nse Ikpe-Etim has been in the entertainment industry since age 18 when she anchored a show on NTA. Her first movie role was in Venom of justice 2 after which she has acted in various movies including the Nollywood BIG hit movies, Reloaded and Guilty Pleasures, where she acted as Ramsey Nouah's wife. She is Fast becoming a face to reckon with in the movie industry. She has featured in so many movies Phone Swap, Same Page Stage Play and others. She won Best Actress at the 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards in Lagos.
Other Nollywood Actors and Actresses also got the National award from the President are:
Few days back, Nollywood Actress Tonto Dike joined the league of Actors/Actresses by giving it a shot on the mic, and she does this with Producer/Artist Kas Fi Mi Le. She featured on Kas Latest Single 'Iyawo Mi'. This time around its not about Music, she is giving back to the society. The Sultry Actress Tonto Dike will be hosting 100 Nigerian Children from different schools in Lagos who came 1st in their Academics. The event will be taking place on Saturday 2nd December, 2011 and the Venue is TROY Event Centre, Ogba, Lagos State. She will give out gifts to the children and also inspire them.
The movie which grabbed the headlines few months back when it premiered has resurfaced again on the front burners. A movie by the charming screen idol, Uche Jombo, Damage needs no introduction as it has been tested to be a true work of art as it has been shown in many parts of Europe and America.
By popular demand, the movie will be showing at the prestigious Genesis Deluxe cinemas, Lekki, Lagos from the 11th November, 2011.
Watch the Trailer Here
Damage is one of the very few to have had several premieres in different continents of the world. The train has moved from Nigeria to countries like England and in many cities in the United States of America. It would be recalled that the movie premiered first on the 31st July this year and made its way to the cinemas five days later.
Actress Uche Jombo started her sojourn into the make believe world more than ten years ago, when asked about the movie and the level of success the movie has made in several cities of the world, she said ’’ I would like to take all the glory but I don’t think it was about me. I am very proud of what we have achieved; there is no better word to describe how I feel when I see the level of success it has achieved in the past months’’.
Damage features other prominent Nollywood stars like Tonto Dikeh, Kalu Ikeagwu, Basorge Tariah Junior and others.
The movie damage presents the case of love and domestic violence in marriages. The movie is about the story of a man (Kalu Ikeagwu) and his wife (Uche Jumbo) who loves each other immensely, but their way of presenting this love to each other is by engaging in violent fights almost on a daily basis and this had a serious psychological effect on their kids.
Directed by Moses Inyang, Damage is a movie that beams the search light on the issue of love and how it should be applied in relationships.
