What are the odds of an actress getting pissed over
a pair of nipples sticking out? Ghanaian hottie Yvonne Nelson is…
The tall, slim beauty had been posting promo shots from her upcoming ‘House of
Gold‘ movie on picture sharing website Instagram when she put up a photo of
herself with her nipples sticking out…
The photo has currently gathered over a thousand likes and comments seemingly
questioning Nelson on why she couldn’t tuck in her ‘headlights’. ‘Epic fail…
Nipples r showin ‘, @nancie_hsn wrote. Another fan @lilyofori wrote ‘Dress
outstnding, u failed cuz of d nips‘.
Yvonne Nelson, obviously irritated by the comments was quick to respond asking
what the big deal was ‘And that’s all you looking at right???. Epic fail????
Really??? U are funny‘.
Victims of last Friday’s multiple accident on the Benin-Ore road will be
laid to rest today in a mass burial authorities of the University of Benin
have announced.
About 60 corpses from the accident were placed at the mortuary in the
University of Benin Teaching Hospital. UBTH in a statement said,
“The management is left with no option, because the bodies were burnt beyond
recognition. It is not in the best interest of the hospital and its immediate
environs to continue to keep such bodies.” The Punch reports:
A source at the hospital said the victims would be buried at the Third
Cemetery, located on Akugbe Street, off New Lagos Road, Benin.
The source further hinted that the burial would be preceded by a brief
prayer session in the premises of UBTH by 8.00 am.
It was gathered that authorities of the Oredo Local Government Area approved
a space for the mass burial at the Third Cemetery.
The angry woman is seen screaming at her rival for more than 90
seconds — with her tiny girl placidly sitting in her lap — before she
roughly tosses the infant into the arms of a stranger across the aisle.
She then runs down to the end of the bus and launches into a vicious
attack. who was apparently annoyed over a relationship a
relative of the mom had with her own boyfriend.
A RAMPAGING
elephant has killed three people in Kazungula District, sending residents
scampering for safety
The beast,
suspected to have migrated from neighbouring Zimbabwe, left a trail of
destruction in Chief Sekute’a area as it trampled the victims, two of them
women.
Southern
Province police chief Charity Katanga confirmed the incident which occurred in
a space of two hours in three different villages.
Zambia Wildlife
Authority (ZAWA) officers were alerted and gunned down the animal, two hours
after the brutal killing of the three victims and destruction of vegetation.
ZAWA officers later donated the meat to the three bereaved families.
Ms Katanga said the elephant on Thursday killed Rosemary Kankolo Mapena, 59, of
Mwilu Village around 06:00 hours, Chuma Siabene, 53, of Siakantu Village around
08: 00 hours and Francis Mwangala, 53, of Mufana Village at 08:30 hours.
“The elephant was
wandering in the area and it seems that it is the same animal which recently
killed another person in Zimba District,” she said.
The bodies of the three victims have been taken to Batoka Hospital mortuary in
Livingstone.
ZAWA area warden Brighton Kasamu said his officers killed the elephant the same
day at 11: 00 hours and gave the meat to the three bereaved families.
“We trailed the elephant and killed it about 200 metres away from the last
village where it killed the last person. We have since given its meat to the
three bereaved families,” Mr Kasamu said.
Chief Sekute
said he was relieved that ZAWA managed to track down the stray elephant.
He said had it not been killed, the wild animal could have killed more people.
The traditional ruler suspected that the animal came from Zimbabwe after it was
wounded.
Southern
Province Minister Daniel Munkombwe visited the bereaved families in Kazungula
yesterday and described the incident as tragic and regrettable.
Two
things are bound to attract you to Monalisa Chinda whenever you are
privileged to engage her in a conversation. They are her frankness and
humility. These attributes played out last week as Showtime Celebrity took her
on a trip into her past, her present and perhaps, her future. For the first
time, Lisa bares her mind on a number of issues bothering on her love life,
crashed marriage and accomplishments. Chiefly, she confirms that she has found
love again, not ruling out however, the possibility of giving marriage a second
chance. Enjoy!!!
Find
love again
Do
you still believe in love ?
I believe
in love. Love is the reason for our existence. It’s really not enough if you
want to get something done, you have to do away with that emotion and be
real.
Are
you religious?
I’m from a religious background. I ‘m an Anglican and all the moral
teachings I learnt while I was growing up are still there till
date. While I was seven, I was a member of my church choir . I attended an
Anglican school, Archdeacon Memorial Grammar School, it’s a convent school. I’m
quite religious.
How
did you feel when your father was murdered?
Every day that passes by, I think of that man. God bless his soul. He was the
reason, I’m doing what I am doing at the moment. My late dad was a
philanthropist. He would give out the last money in his pocket to those who do
not have. I took after my Dad, whereas my mum was a career woman.
My dad
ensured that his children were well taken care of, in all ramifications. He was
a good cook and he spent greater part of his life in Germany. As far as
I’m concerned, my dad was a German. He was always in the forefront of
ensuring that his children were well catered for. But my mum was a career woman
before she retired.
We
learnt that you are planning to go into marriage again. Is it true?
I would love to remarry. In fact, I’m designed to be under a man. I’m not going
to lie that I like this ‘single mother nomenclature. But whereby there is no
one at the moment, one is bound to get used to the situation. It’s not a ‘do-
or -die affair’ because I have been there before, anything I’m going to do
now,it has to be done right.
I’m not
in the school of thought, where the first one happened and perhaps, the second
one. No, any bold step I have to take in settling down again, it has to be
right. I’m not ready to make another mistake. But I will definitely remarry. I
believe in the principles of marriage. Whether you like it or not, marriage is
a better option.
How
soon are you planning to settle down?
I honestly don’t know about that, and I can’t tell for now.
Have
you found love again?
It’s neither here nor there. I’m a lover and I love to love.
It
was rumoured recently that you have found love again?
Is there anything wrong with that? I just replied you that I love to love. What
else do you want to know.
Your
fans would want to know if there is any man in your life at the moment?
Yes, there is a man in my life.
…Lanre
Nzeribe right?
No comment. This is my private life.
People
are alleging that you are pregnant for him?
You can see that I’m not pregnant. Naturally, I’m not pregnant for
anybody.
What
do you regret most about your past?
One thing I regret most is the fact that I am divorced. Where I
come from, I’m the first daughter. I’m from a royal family, it has never
been on record in my family that the first daughter will walk out of her matrimonial
home. But it was a matter of life and death, otherwise, I would
have stayed back and make my marriage work. I tried to make it work, but it
takes two people to tango.
That’s
the only thing I regret, having to raise my child without the father. It’s a
bit painful. But I have to live with it. It’s better that way than to expose my
little daughter to all sorts of domestic violence. It will definitely
disorient her and affect her upbringing. She will be dis-functional. God knows
the best. May be, I should have been more careful.
With
such shocking experience, what would you say life has taught you?
I’ m a bit stronger and wiser now than before. I have known how not to get
involved in anything emotional again. If you are emotional even in a relationship,
you don’t get to think. One shouldn’t allow her emotion to
overrule her sense of reasoning.
I have
understood what it means to be patient to persevere and also, to be careful
with people around me. If somebody around you is your very good friend, you
end up finding that the person is actually an enemy in disguise. I have
learnt all of that because I have been alone. While my marriage was intact, I
was not keeping friends. After I’m through with my work, I usually
retire to my house. But since I’m alone, and having to mix up with a lot of
people, I have realised that I have to be very careful and free-minded and at
the same time, be myself.
In
the midst of all these challenges, what would you say has kept you
going?
I’m a very strong woman, and open-minded. I know who I am. I’m a Godly
person, but I’m not a perfectionist. If I do something wrong, I will always
find a way to show remorse and repent of whatever sin I might have committed.
That has kept me going. I’m highly determined and focused. I do not go by
what people say about me.
If
your ex- comes back to you today, will you accept him again?
God forbid. He’s a closed chapter in my life.
Does
it mean your little daughter is not missing her father?
She doesn’t know her father . She was barely a year when our marriage crashed.
I think she will ask some day.
Share
your experience with us as a Glo ambassador?
It has been rewarding for me. Activities always come up here and there, going
around, talking about the brand. Glo has made a long lasting mark in the
country.
How
do you describe yourself?
I’m just the girl-next-door. I don’t have many ears around me, I try to
be humble. I want people to be able to reach out to me. I’m not a
difficult person. I’m an easy-going lady.
You
recently premiered your latest movie, Weekend Getway, What’s the movie all
about?
First of
all, the premiere was successful. I thank God for that. A lot of people
turned out to show their support. The movie was produced by myself ,Ini Edo and
Emem Isong. It was directed by Desmond Elliot. It paraded A-list actresses,
both young and old ones in the industry. We had to create a platform where up and
coming actors star alongside seasoned actors which made the film more
unique. The movie is already selling out in the cinemas. Between last
Friday when it was premiered and yesterday( last week), we have
made substantial amount of money from the box office alone. I also
acted in the movie.
What
are your recent movies?
Kiss &Tell which was produced in 2010 but premiered in 2011. My second
movie, Cat Walk was shot in 2010, but premiered in February,
2012. My third movie, Weekend Getway, premiered forth-night ago.
Why
did you go into production of movies?
Producing has always been at the back of my mind as an actress. In fact,
I should speak the minds of a lot of people who are in the art. They want to
diversify and break new grounds and to also show the various things they
can do. Naturally, we all want to try our hands in other things as long
as it’s within the genre of entertainment. That’s the reason
I wanted to do something different. Right now, I’m even going into live
theatre which is already dying in this country. Thespians like myself and a few
other people are trying to revive the dying live theatre culture in the
country.
Was
it why you staged a dance-drama, “Dance for Life’ last December?
Yes, because the first outing was actually sponsored by myself. That’s why I
want to see how I can get corporate bodies to partner with me for the the
second edition of the dance project which I want it to come up on May29.
Do
you dance?
As a Thespian, we all do the three arms of theatre including Dance , Music and
Acting. These are the three arms of theatre, so you must be able to do the
three and then, specialize in one.
Last
December outing, was it the first time you actually involved in
dance ?
Yes, it was the first time I would dance in public. I’ve
never done that before in my life . I only danced while I was in the
university. As an artiste, we were involved in all sorts of performances way
back in school.
How
did you feel that fateful day?
I had mixed-feelings because of the massive turn-out of celebrities. Again, it
was because of the fact that a lot of people enjoyed themselves and they didn’t
want to go home again. So, I was in between rolling myself on the
floor with tears of joy and also, praying that this kind of dance project
should continue. It was a divine feeling.
Did
the project actualise your dream of reviving live theatre in Nigeria?
Yes, I’ve always wanted to do exactly that. I’ve always wanted to
find an opportunity to revive the dying live theater in the country. People
look at dance as a non-productive act, but I don’t think so because dance is
even more vigorous than acting. You have to love the art, love theatre and
singing before you can be able to have a grasp of the message. The
performer on stage is trying to understand the message being put
across through dance.
Since
you delved into movie production what has been your challenges?
It’s been a good experience, and also, knowing that I’m getting older, I
need to step aside for the emerging actresses to excel. But even at that,
it’s really difficult for them. I think some of the fresh actresses are joining
Nollywood for different reasons and probably not for the love of the industry.
They just have this silly idea that if I hit the screen, people would see me
and like my face as well. It’s not done like that.
If you
call for an audition today, and about four thousand people show up, you will be
shocked to find out that not up to five of them have what it takes to be an
actress. The five people would have rigorous screening before they are able to
deliver their lines. That also is a very big challenge. That’s why we keep
recycling a lot of known faces even when we are getting older and tired. We
still try to look slim and young, competing favourably with the younger
ones.
Do
you intend to go solo in your next movie?
Yes, I will like to go solo in my next movie just to see what it’s like not
wanting to do the movie with anybody else. But I will still engage seasoned
directors to direct my movie. But I want to be the solo financier and
solo producer o f my next movie. That will happen before the end of this year.
We
learnt you are planning to launch a perfume line?
Yes, I’ve already started and I’m planning to do a launch of the perfume
in future. The product is called Monalisa Mcold Beauty Products.
That’s the brand name I’m using for now. I have a factory outside Lagos where
the fragrances are produced. They took samples of my skin to test if the
products are good for human consumption. We are producing body cream, age
defining hand creams, body mix for men and women and soap.
