Yvonne Nelson Wins Top Award In New York City

No doubt, popular Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelsonis making unprecedented success in Africa as a movie idol. She was on Sunday crowned the Face of Ghana Best Actress 2011/2012 at a red-carpet ceremony held at the JFK International Hilton Hotel in the United State of America.

The actress made a stunning appearance at the event and her award makes her a monumental figure of the current generation.

She was honored for her impact on the world via her exploits in movies within the year 2011/2012.

As her movies are quite popular in the US, she is seen and acknowledged as not just a mere acting figure but someone who represents values of hard work and dedication.

The event has been in existence for 15 years and has over the years honored more than 500 hard working individuals all over the world.

The award ceremony provided an opportunity for the actress to meet with fans, interact, mingle and talk about secrets of her acting prowess.

Wizkid and Naeto C announced as EkoFootball ambassador​s

Nateo C, Seyi Akinwunmi (Chairman LSFA) and Wizkid
Singer Wizkid and rapper Naeto C have been
announced as ambassadors of Eko Football, a Lagos
State soccer festival which will be holding its first event
in September 2012.
A few months ago, the Lagos State Football
Association (LSFA) announced that Soccerex Seminar
Lagos, the first Soccerex event in West Africa, would be
hosted in Lagos.
The Eko Football Festival will also take place in Lagos,
coinciding with the seminar.
Organizers say the Eko Football Festival will be the first
of its kind event in Nigeria, where football and the
entertainment industry will converge, to improve the
level of football tourism in Nigeria.
And in order to deliver a successful event, LSFA
recently announced their partnership with media
company Storm 360.
'Storm 360 is extremely proud to be the producers of
the very first annual Eko Football Festival and look
forward to a long and positive association with the
Lagos State Football Association. And with Wizkid
and Naeto C ready to support this we feel that the
Eko Football Festival will be an amazing event to
bring football back home to the fans in Lagos State',
Storm 360 C.E.O, Obi Asika says.
The festival will take place from September 27-30,
2012.

Court Dissolves Gospel Singer, Wunmi’s Marriage

Gospel singer, Wunmi Awoniyi, a.k.a. Omo Emi was this
morning ordered by the Orile-Agege Grade 'B'
customary court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria to drop the
name that brought her fame and fortune as the court
dissolved her four-year old marriage to Prophet Samuel
Awoniyi.
Delivering judgement in a divorce suit filed by Wunmi's
former husband, Prophet Samuel Awoniyi, President of
the Customary Court, Mr. J.O. Adewusi said with the
evidence before the court, the four-year old marriage
that produced a son, Michael, has broken down
irretrievably as a result of adultery.
Adewusi ordered Wunmi to take custody of Michael
while his father, Prophet Awoniyi must be responsible
for his upkeep, education and health needs. He must
also be given a free access to the boy.
The court ordered that both parties are free to go their
separate ways without any fear of molestation, adding
that any quarrel or fight reported to the court shall be
treated as a criminal breach.
It also gave any of the parties not satisfied with the
judgement 30 days within which to file an appeal at the
High Court.
Throughout the trial, Wunmi who became popular with
her hit number, "Gbogo mi fun mi" was not in court,
neither was she represented by a counsel. Commenting
on the judgement, an elated Prophet Awoniyi said it
was a big relief for him and his family.
He claimed that Wunmi has been going about defaming
him, his family name and his ministry. The founder of
Divine Salvation Evangelical Ministry, Oke-Odo, Iyana
Ipaja, Lagos, alleged that Wunmi was using the name
for duping people.
"She should stop bringing my name and ministry to
disrepute. She is now free to go ahead and marry
anyone she wishes," Prophet Awoniyi said.
The petitioner instituted the action seeking the
dissolution of his four-year old marriage to Wunmi on
the grounds of desert.

Task force nabs 52 for prostitution

Officials of the Lagos State Task force on Environmental
and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit last night
stormed Isaac John and Toyin Street in Ikeja, Lagos,
Southwest Nigeria and arrested 52 suspected
commercial sex hawkers.
The task force acted on a report published in The NEWS
magazine of this week about commercial sex hawkers
taking over the area and that yesterday was going to be
the ladies' night.
The task force officials first of all carried out a survey of
the area around 10 pm and went back to the office to
strategise only to strike around 12 am and arrested the
suspected prostitutes whose ages range between 18
and 34 years.
They were taken to the task force office in a Black Maria.
The raid was massive as several armed policemen
carried out the onslaught.
Task force Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman confirmed the
arrest when contacted, saying that there had been
complaints and public outcry over the invasion of
commercial sex hawkers in Isaac John and Toyin Street
junction where there is a popular hotel whose owner
also runs a night club.
"Isaac John is where we have the Government House
and it is a criminal offence to engage in harlotry by the
sides of the road. The people in the area have been
crying over the upsurge of prostitutes in the area and
the traffic gridlock by the night club," he said. Sulaiman
stated that the hotel and its night club had been causing
untold traffic menace around Toyin Junction, saying that
the owner of the joints had been served notice to abate
the nuisance going on in the area.
"We have told the owner to desist from obstructing traffic
in the area. We will not tolerate this anymore," he said.
Sulaiman warned that the task force would extend the
raid on commercial sex hawkers to Lagos Island, Ikoyi
and Victoria Island where their activities had been on
the increase, while urging those still in the trade to stop
it as the wrath of the law would soon catch up with them.
"The state government will no longer condone this act of
prostitution. These people are bad example to the
youths. We have taken their photographs and finger
print individually and when we apprehend them the
second time, the punishment will be severe.
"We acted based on TheNEWS magazine report that
Wednesday was going to be ladies' night. We had to
wait for that time and we struck and arrested them," he
stated.
The task force boss said the arrested commercial sex
hawkers would be charged to court today, saying those
convicted would be punished according to the dictates
of the law.
He, however, said contrary to reports that once the
prostitutes were arrested, some 'big boys' would settle
task force officials to effect their release, the task force
did not take money from anybody.
"We have arraigned several of them in court in the past
and we had gotten conviction on some of them. The
issue of collecting money is out of it. The so-called 'big
boys' in the club don't settle us," he said.