In an interview with Charlie Rose on December 29th, 2014, British-Nigerian actor David Oyelowo talked about being a black actor in Hollywood and how he needs to work twice as much as his white colleagues to get the same result. David, who has been receiving great reviews for playing the role of Martin Luther King Junior in the new Hollywood movie, Selma is the rave of the moment when it comes to black celebrities in Hollywood. According to David, the minute one performer opens the door for other artists of colour, “it starts shutting unless there are more people coming through to blow the hinges off.”
Take a look at Kelly Rowland’s first official wedding photo. It is the first to be shared publicly by the American singer and former Destiny’s Child group member.
For Kelly Rowland, 2014 was a bittersweet year. The former Destiny’s Child group member got married in 2014, had her first child and then lost her mum. Reflecting on 2014 and what she got as well as what she lost, the mother of one posted a photo from her wedding and wrote: “2014, What an amazing year…. While I said I do, the following months brought along a hello to a new little life! Unfortunately, a goodbye as well, but hello again to a Guardian angel…2+0+1+4=7. 7 my lucky number!’
Nigerian musician, producer, and songwriter, Cobhams Asuquo has released the video to his classic song, “Ordinary People”.
The music and lyrics is completely different from those of most Nigerian artists. Asuquo’s voice in Ordinary People, the lyrics and the video are just in a class of its own. The video was directed by Eric Haviv of Fugo Studios.
Photo of a woman carrying baby in her handbag causes outrage.
Photo is compared to women like Paris Hilton who carry their dogs in designer handbags.
A Chinese mum found it more trendy to carry her baby in her handbag than in a pushchair, or any other baby carrier. not satisfied with just carrying her son in her designer handbag, she went ahead and posted it online.
Since then, the photo has caused outraged as many compares it to women who carry their tiny dogs in their designer handbags like American socialite, Paris Hilton.
The said photo was taken by one of Xue Hsueh friend’s while she was chatting with them. The 26-year-old mum liked it and decided to post it online.
Commenting on how some trendy and modern women are now using their babies as a piece of accessory, a commenter with the username, WuLei34 wrote: “Designer babies, the latest accessory that every woman must have.”
Asking what Xue Hsueh will do if an accident occurs and leads to the breaking of her handbag straps, LucyX wrote: ‘I wonder what she will do when the straps break on her handbag?’
In her defense, Xue said the baby only stayed in her handbag for a very short period and that she was actually trying to make a joke of what it would look like if childcare were to be left in the hands of men.
She says it was clear that her son thought it was fun and was enjoying himself. And she only posted it to raise a smile.
A 23-year-old Florida man beheaded his mother on New Year’s eve because she kept nagging him about chores, the American authorities and media reports on Thursday.
Christian Jose Gomez was arrested by the Florida police after his brother called the police on him for the gruesome murder of their mother, 48-year-old Maria Suarez-Cassagne whose lifeless and headless body was discovered near some garbage cans. The incident took place at their home in Tampa.
“He just left the body sitting there, next to the trash can, went into the garage, tried to clean up the scene a little bit,” Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri told NBC News.
“When he saw that wouldn’t happen is when he left.”
Gomez, who is alleged to be schizophrenic and has a history of mental illness has been arrested and charged with first degree murder after admitting to killing his mother.
When asked why he killed his mother, he said it was because he was upset she kept on asking him to put some boxes in the attic. He also admitted to planning his mother’s murder for two days as he was mad at her for nagging him.
“Because he was mad at her … he planned her murder for two days,” Gualtieri old WFLA television.
Gomez killed her mother by hitting her on the head. He went ahead to severe her head from her body with an axe, then dumped her near the home’s garbage cans and tried to escape on a bicycle before police caught him. The murder weapon, an axe, was recovered.
Nigerian On-Air Personality, Tolu “Toolz” Oniru shared this photo wearing an ankara African print that hugs her body and flaunts her enviable curves. The plus-size media personality wore the jumpsuit outfit made with a lovely ankara fabric. She completed her look with a pair of white sandals and gorgeously styled hair with a centre path.
The curvy, star shared the photo on her Instagram page and accompanied it with the text: “Shout out to everyone working on New Years Day!!”
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Happy New Year to all our readers, visitors and those that have worked and collaborated with us! Goodbye to 2014 and Welcome to 2015. Over here at AfroCosmopolitan, some AMAZINGLY GOOD things happened in 2014 and we pray they become even bigger in 2015. While we’re happy about all the good and positive things that have come our way, we also know we would have been unable to achieve them without you supporting us throughout the years. Without your constant and loyal support, we wouldn’t have come this far. For this, we say thank you so much.
And for all the support you have given to us, our wish and prayers for you this 2015 is for you to have a better, bigger and greater 2015 filled with positive testimonies. May 2015 be the year that your biggest breakthrough come through and leave you with so much joy, happiness, peace of mind and all that you have ever desired.
May it be a year of the beginning of beginnings for you – a turning point filled with great achievements that you would be amazed and overwhelmed with the changes. May it be a year filled with prosperity and victories. May it be the year, for all your closed doors to be opened and make you a shining star and an inspiration to many.
Once again, happy new and and enjoy your 2015. Remain blessed.
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Miss Black Africa UK has released its 2015 charity calendar to enable it raise money for handicapped children in Africa. The calendar features British Nigerian model Jacqueline Ilumoka (pictured above left) who is the crowned Miss Black Africa UK 2014 -2015. The 22-year-old model shared the spotlight with other finalists who contested with her for the crown.
The calendar is the first of a campaign that is meant to run for a period of one year. As part of the campaign, Jacqueline and her team will visit two schools in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The three week visiting mission is scheduled to take place in March 2015.
For Jada Pinkett Smith, age is just a number. The 43-year-old wife and mother of two teenage children look more sexy and trimmed than most women half her age as she covers the January/February issue of fitness magazine, Shape.
In the issue, the American actress and businesswoman talked about her body, her fitness plan, bedroom secrets, and the most important reason she take her fitness seriously.
Speaking about her fitness motivation the wife of rapper and actor Will Smith said, “Well, I love when Will looks at me and says, ‘You look so freaking good!’ When my husband of almost 20 years can’t take his eyes off of me? That’s amazing.”
On the most important reason she takes her gym very seriously, Jada said: ”But the number one reason I go to the gym is because it keeps me sane… I can deal with whatever’s coming at me.”
Holland based Stanley Duru loves Nollywood actresses and marrying Oge Okoye (right on photo above) and having two beautiful children with her is not enough. Stanley Duru, who married Nollywood actress Oge Okoye almost 10 years ago is set to wed another Nollywood actress, Nkiru Silvanus (above left).
The news was first reported by top Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji last week (December 20th) but she did not mention names. And yesterday, it was reported by German-based Nigerian gossip blogger, Stella Dimoko Korkus who mentioned the names of the parties involved as a hush-hush rumour. Linda later re-reported the news again today and mentioned the names of the trio involved in the love triangle.
According to the story, Nollywood Nkiru Silvanus first dated Stanley Duru before he was “apparently snatched” by Oge Okoye who later became his wife after getting pregnant with their first child. Now it seems Nkiru is about to get her pound of flesh as she’s set to marry Stanley even though there has been no news of a divorce between Oge and her husband.
The wedding was supposed to take place on December 27th but according to Nkiru’s close friends, it did not happen but will certainly take place early 2014.
Not long ago, in an interview, Nkiru admitted she has no problem with becoming a second wife. If Oge and Stanley are still married, then it means the actress is about to fulfil her words and was probably planning the marriage already before making that statement.
Oge Okoye is said to be enraged about the whole situation and is shattered because she feels Stanley is trying to embarrass her by marrying a Nollywood colleague.
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