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THE NATION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015
SHOWBIZ Finally, Tonto Dikeh reveals beau
Poland celebrates first Oscar award
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OLLYWOOD actress, Tonto Dikeh has finally revealed the identity of her lover, after months of keeping it se-
cret. Since last year, the controversial actress has been keeping the identity of her man under wraps, by referring to him as Mr X. However, earlier on Monday, she finally unveiled him when she posted his photograph on her Instagram page. In the past, she merely showed his faceless body. She captioned the photo; “Happy new week Beautiful People. MEET MR X AND The CEO Bigchurch Entertainment, CEO Micro Micro Partners #GOD BLESS YOU MORE #MCM #MCM #MCM#.” Though his real name is still a mystery, information has it that he goes by the name Churchill. And he is known to shower the actress with expensive gifts and lots of love. In a similar post, Tonto’s best friend and stylist, Swanky Jerry reposted the photo of Mr X saying, “Thank you very much. Now, your fans can stop accusing me of being Mr X.” Only recently, the actress was said to be involved with the CEO of Malivelihood,
Micheal Awolaja. During their time together, Awolaja showered Tonto with expensive gift such as customised diamond iPhones, Rolex watches and more.
OLAND, on Monday, went into celebratory mood, as its entry for the 2015 Academy Awards, Ida, by Pawel Pawlikowski, won the country’s first-ever Oscar in the best foreign-language film category. The country is known for producing the world’s bestknown filmmakers. Among Oscar winners from Poland or with Polish connections are Roman Polanski, who was born in France but also holds Polish citizenship (for The Pianist); cinematographer Januzs Kaminski (Schindler’s List); and veteran director Andrzej Wajda, who received an honorary Oscar. The nation of 40 million people had never won the foreign-language category despite nine previous nominations over the past half century, including Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness in 2011 and Polanski’s Knife in the Wa-
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ter in 1963. Pawlikowski, who after postgraduate studies at Oxford University began his career making documentaries for the BBC, first found international fame with Englishlanguage films, including The Last Resort (2000) and My Summer of Love (2004), which starred Emily Blunt. In comments made in a
Benson Idonije, others to speak on 90 years of Nigerian music
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EGENDARY music broadcaster, Benson Idonije, is set to speak on 90 years of Nigerian popular music as part of events to celebrate this year’s social media week. The event holds today, at the Goethe Institut, Lagos. Idonije, who has over 50 years of experience in the Nigerian music industry, will be speaking on ‘Nigerian popular music: The glory years 1925 - 1960.’ Idonije, one of the first
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managers of the late Afrobeat King, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, started his career with the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, where he was producer and later Head of Training before his retirement. After his retirement, he has for over the last 20 years gained further acclaim as a music journalist, maintaining a regular column with The Guardian. He is also
grandfather to popular dancehall sensation, Burna Boy. The event which is being organised by Music In Africa, aims to celebrate Nigeria’s popular music heritage over the last 90 years - from its rudimentary origins to the modern digital age. According to the organisers of the event, 2015 marks the 90th anniversary of the first Nigerian popular music recordings, first
done in 1925, by Ladipo Solanke and Justus Domingo, under the Zonophone label. Aside Idonije, other confirmed speakers include Mark Redguard, CEO of 960 Music Group, formerly CMO of digital music platform, Spinlet who would be speaking on ‘Nigerian Digital Music Revolution’ , blogger and music historian, Uchenna Ikonne, and special guest speaker, Obi Asika, former chairman of
Storm 360 and Dragon Africa. The discussions will be moderated by the West African Regional Editor of Music in Africa- Ed Emeka Keazor. The evening shall also feature a special tribute to eight Nigerian music legends, who have contributed significantly to music growth, over the last 90 years, and whose works laid the foundations of its future.
video interview posted by PISF, Pawlikowski said: “I had wanted to make a film about Poland for a long time. It was a personal return to Poland but also a return to a certain landscape and time that somehow remain close to my heart, my childhood memories,” adding that “one of the reasons I made this film was to re-create the spirit of an era I still remember, through music, photographs etc.”