FAB News: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton Set For Screen Version of Ngozi Adichie’s “Half Of A Yellow Sun” – By Jumoke Ilori

January 25, 2012

Beautiful actress, Thandie Newton has signed up to star in the up and coming Nigerian-set screen version of author Ngozi Adichie’s novel, Half Of A Yellow Sun.

Newton will be acting alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor and Dominic Cooper, in the films description of Adichie’s novel, based around the Nigerian-Biafran War in 1967-70’s, concentrating on its effects on the lives of a highly positioned political figure, a professor, a British citizen and a houseboy.

Sources have also said “UK producers Andrea Calderwood (The Last King of Scotland) and Gail Egan (The Constant Gardener) have recently secured crucial private equity backing from Nigeria in order to move the anticipated project forward. The BFI has also supported the film.”

If you haven’t already read the book then ‘tut tut’ to you. With amazing empathy and the effortless grace of a natural storyteller, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie knits together the lives of three characters brushed up in the turmoil of the decade. Thirteen-year-old Ugwu is hired as a houseboy for a university professor full of ground-breaking zeal. Olanna is the professor’s stunning mistress, who has abandoned her life of joy in Lagos for a filthy university, and the charm of her new lover. Richard is a shy and young Englishman in thrall to Olanna’s twin sister, a mysterious figure who rejects to belong to anyone. As Nigerian troops spread and they must run for their lives, their principles are severely tested, as are their trustworthiness to one another.

Classic, determined, and successfully understood, Half Of A Yellow Sun is a notable novel about moral responsibility, about the end of colonialism, about ethnic commitments, class, race and the ways in which love can confuse them all.

Filming is set to begin in March, can’t wait!

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Dominic Cooper

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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It's Wande Coal!!!!!

You got me right, its our mushin to mohits star, wande coal!! He's back with three new singles: private trips, Been long you saw me and Go low... Got some links for you guys!!!! It's time to upgrade your playlist whooooppiieeee... hehehe
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Happy Birthday to Nelly

Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album Country Grammar, the title track of which was a top ten hit. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and went on to peak at number one. Country Grammar is Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States.

His following album, Nellyville, produced the number-one hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" featuring Kelly Rowland. Other singles included "Work It" featuring Justin Timberlake, "Air Force Ones" featuring Murphy Lee and the St. Lunatics, "Pimp Juice" and "#1".
With the same-day dual release Sweat and Suit (2004) and the compilation Sweatsuit (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. Sweat debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 342,000 copies in its first week. On the same week of release, Suit debuted at number one selling around 396,000 copies in its first week on the same chart. Nelly's fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, was released on September 16, 2008 after several delays. It produced the singles "Party People" featuring Fergie, "Stepped on My J'z" featuring Jermaine Dupri and Ciara and "Body on Me" featuring Akon and Ashanti.
In 2010, Nelly released the album 5.0. The lead single, "Just a Dream", has appeared in the top ten of several singles charts and were certified platinum in the United States. The second single is "Move That Body" featuring T-Pain and Akon. "Gone" is the sequel to Nelly's 2002 worldwide number one single "Dilemma", also with Rowland, and serves as third single from Nelly's album.
He won Grammy Awards in 2003 and 2004 and had a supporting role in the 2005 remake film The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. He has two clothing lines, Vokal and Apple Bottoms. He has been referred to by Peter Shapiro as "one of the biggest stars of the new millennium", and the RIAA ranks Nelly as one of the best-selling male artists in American music history, with 21 million albums sold in the United States.On December 11, 2009, Billboard ranked Nelly the number three Top Artist of the Decade.

Singer Beryl Davis dies aged 87

British singer Beryl Davis, who sang with Frank Sinatra and Benny Goodman, has died in Los Angeles aged 87.Family spokesman Greg Purdy told the Los Angeles Times newspaper that she passed away on Friday from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Plymouth, she began performing with her father, band leader Harry Davis, at the age of three.

A popular singer during World War II, she later became a star in the US, after singing on Bob Hope's radio show. Inspired by American singers, particularly Ella Fitzgerald, she toured around Europe before the war broke out, playing with Stephane Grappelli, big band leader Ted Heath and pianist George Shearing.

Her career blossomed throughout the war, thanks in part to a contract with the BBC, who broadcast up to 10 performances a week to the Armed Forces or the World Service.She was spotted by Glenn Miller and sang with his Army Air Force Band towards the end of the war. After his death, she decided to travel to America because, she said, "I wanted to meet Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Helen Forrest".

At least one of those wishes was granted when she appeared alongside Sinatra on the radio show Your Hit Parade.  Davis continued to sing into old age, her signature tune being the ballad I'll Be Seeing You, which had been popular with troops serving overseas during the war. She was married once, to Hollywood radio and TV star Peter Potter in 1948, but they eventually divorced.

Her partner of 35 years, Buck Stapleton, died in 2003. She is survived by three children a sister and two grandchildren.

Red Hot Chili Peppers play Knebworth Park in June 2012

 

 Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced details of their only UK appearances of 2012.

The Californian funk-rockers will play an open air gig at Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, on 23 June. Anthony Kiedis and co will also perform at Sunderland's Stadium of Light on 24 June. The band returned to the UK in September to play their first British show since 2007 at Camden's Koko venue for BBC Radio 1.  Their 10th studio album, I'm With You, topped the UK's official album chart when it was released earlier this year. This month they'll head out on their first UK dates with new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. He replaced John Frusciante in 2009. After their Koko gig drummer Chad Smith told Newsbeat he felt the band had a "new, exciting energy""The people were really very responsive. We played a lot of new stuff and they seemed to enjoy it," he said. "We're just having a great time playing together right now." Tickets for the 2012 shows go on general sale on at 9am on Friday 4 November.  
 

Child artist Kieron Williamson to hold new exhibition

A child artist whose paintings last year fetched £150,000 at a gallery in Norfolk has unveiled a new art sale and exhibition.

Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul is one of Williamson's ventures into "foreign waters"

Nine-year-old Kieron Williamson, dubbed "Mini Monet", will exhibit 12 new landscapes at Picturecraft Gallery in Holt, from 11 to 23 November.

The oil, watercolour and pastel originals are expected to fetch between £1,000 and £15,500 each.

He has already earned enough from art to buy a house on the Norfolk Broads.

The latest paintings include scenes from Kieron's home county and abroad.

Kieron's last exhibition at the Norfolk gallery in 2010 caused a stir across the art world, with his collection of works selling out in 30 minutes.

Fans camped outside the gallery days before the sale, with people from as far away as Arizona in the US snapping up his paintings.

His last exhibition was at the Delamore Arts Festival in Devon in May, where his works sold out before the event began.
'Massive progress'

"It's lovely to see a nine-year-old boy keeping traditional landscape painting alive," said Kieron's mother, Michelle.

Kieron Williamson has already earned enough to buy a house on the Norfolk Broads

Back again with some wedding bells... Guess who's married??

Remember this popular single 'obimmo'?? u heard 'nkechinyere mo!' right?? That's his wife's name ooo and YESSSS!!!!! its no other than our very own Obiwon... He tied the knot on the 22nd of october, 2011.at the All Souls church in Lekki, Lagos. So single ladies, fans and groupies alike, take a bow and wish him the best.. I had to get photos from namywedding.com.. enjoy!!!

Fashion library must have!!!!

Yes it's me again keepin you up to date with my fashion library. I'm not going to be going so international with allure, vogue, elle!!! Nah, i'm keeping it NAIJA today.
If you haven't heard about complete fashion magazine, you're a NO-NO!! Its the hottest fashion bible in -the-know lol. Anyways this month's edition which is the independence edition is lavishly covered by the face of the our own deliciously divine Stephanie Okereke and the back is covered by no other than our Super sun crooner Bez.. I don't need to say more, go grab a copy!!!

MTN Lagos Fashion and Design Week....

If you are a lover of fashion, african/nigerian culture.... i wonder why you would want to miss out on this event.. YES!!!! its the Mtn Lagos Fashion and Design Week. Scheduled to hold on the 26th-29th of October, 2011 at the expo centre at the eko hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos.. I'll wet your throats abit.. the freshest, hottest, youngest, brightest designers will be dishing out their creativity in fashion and design.. I could go on and on and on phew!!! I'm outta breath but this is where you can get more info about the event.. http://lagosfashionanddesignweek.com/mtn-lagos-fashion-and-design-week-26th-29th-october/