Entertainment
Genevieve Floors Omotola In Opinion Poll
The fact that the duo of
Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, A-List Nollywood actresses are engaged in a cold war of supremacy in the make believe industry is not in doubt. However, a recent poll involving fans of the super actresses based on their track record in the industry shows that Genevieve Nnaji is better off.
It will also be recalled that Similar contest was conducted last year by excite on TV, tagged ‘Bring it on. The following indices and statistics were used. They include achievements, beauty career, family, sexy and endorsements. At the end, Genevieve Nnaji was crowned the winner.
The report shows as follows:-
Achevements In Movies:- Omotola started her acting career officially in 1995 with the movie titled Venom and had featured in over 300 movies, while Genevieve started acting in Nollywood with the movie titled ‘Most Wanted’. Before then, she had appeared in soaps in the 1980s. She has featured in over 80 movies which is far below that of Omotola.
However, the number of movies was not the yardstick, but the impact on the movies and movie buffs. Due to Genevieve’s skills and creativity together with her global recognition and acceptance, she was adjudged the winner in this category.
Family Life: Omotola who ventured into the movie industry at a tender age of 18 years is happily married with four kids and had never allowed her career to affect her family and roles as a caring mother and wife. Genevieve who is still single but has a love child when she was still younger and naïve does not have much to offer in this category, so Omotola won convincingly.
Beauty:- Both Omotola and Genevieve are ravishingly beautiful in their different ways, but since it is a competition, a winner must emerge. Omotola is beautiful in all ramifications which includes her nice colour, with a good height to go with, while Genevieve who is also beautiful has a unique nature and an ageless face that can go for a baby advert, so she won because of her African natural beauty and chocolate skin.
Sexy:- Omotola won in this category because of her nice curves and cool height together with her adoring light skin to go with. This is the reason why she is called Omosexy by fans.
Endorsements:- Omotola has a lot of endorsements to show for her long and hardworking career which include time Magazine of London’s top 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 alongside Beyonce, Kate middleton Micheal Obama and Justin Timberlake, she is also a United Nation’s Peace Ambassador and owns an NGO. among others.
Genevieve on the other hand is endorsement personified which include her first ever endorsement, “Face of Lux in Nigeria”, Face of MUD Cosmetics in Nigeria Etisalat and Amstel Melter, brand ambassador for Range Rover Sport (SUV) in Africa, Brand Ambassador for Airtel Pronto beverage, Omo detergent and Queen Oprah Winfrey TV programme where she was described as Julia Roberts of Africa and among the 10 most respected female celebrities in the world, the only African t hat made the list, Genevieve defeated Omotola hands down in this category.
Career:- Omotola is very good in her acting career, she is also into music and has two albums to her credit. Genevieve was not lucky in music because when she tried getting into music.
It nearly tarnished her hard earned career and she smartly backed out.
Both have attained successes and great height in their profession and command a very large followership and fan base in Africa and beyond, many however, believe that Genevieve is more successful career wise due to her huge fan base, endorsements and has constantly remained relevant the movie industry against all odds. She was eventually crowned the over winner in the contest.
A recent report has it that Genevieve is secretly climbing the peak of her career without much self publicity even though she has not made any new movie since “Half of a Yellow Sun” which hit the big screen this August, the actress recently acquired a whopping 220 million Mansion in Park View Estate Ikoyi Lagos.
She also owns another mansion in Oniru Estate are of Lekki. Few months ago the actress built an expensive Mansion for her parents in Lekki bringing the total number of mansions she owns to three.
According to reports, Genevieve Nnaji is gradually topping the list of wealthiest Nigerian Movie Stars. Genevieve Nnaji MFR and former Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA) winner for Best Actress in a leading role is considered to be the best paid actress in Nollywood.
Spotify yesterday revealed a significant surge in heartbreak song streams in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day season, with a 626 percent increase between 2022 and 2024.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Lagos, Nigeria by Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa Phiona Okumu.
Okumu said, “Spotify data reveals a surprising trend, a massive surge in heartbreak song streams.
“Nigerians are turning to their playlists to express their emotions, with a staggering 626 per cent overall growth in heartbreak streams from 2022 to 2024.
“This Valentine, the sound of love is accompanied by the sound of heartbreak, and the data shows it’s louder than ever before.”
She said on Valentine’s Day, most surprisingly, male listeners streamed heartbreak songs at a significantly higher rate than female listeners, with a 362 per cent increase compared to 169 per cent among women.
“This could suggest that men resonate with the feeling of heartbreak more and turn to music as a private outlet for processing emotions.
“Whatever the reason, one thing is clear, when love is in the air, so is heartbreak and Nigerian men are pressing play on their pain more than expected.
“While Valentine’s Day is often celebrated with grand gestures, heartbreak is a common theme on Valentine’s Day -more than what’s publicly shown,” she said.
Nigerians will join their counterparts across the world to mark the 2025 Valentine’s today.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has joined MLS side San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner.
SDFC announced today that Tems joined the ownership group through her company, The Leading Vibe.
In the process, Tems became the first African woman to be involved in MLS ownership.
“We are delighted that Tems has joined San Diego FC as a club partner,” SDFC chairman Sir Mohamed Mansour said in a statement.
“Tems is a globally significant artist who will help us reach new audiences and spread the word about our unique project, which, of course, has its foundations in sub-Saharan Africa through the unique Right to Dream organisation.”
Reacting to her addition as the latest partner in SDFC’s ownership group, the singer said: “I am thrilled to join San Diego FC’s ownership group and to be part of a club that celebrates creativity, culture, and the power of community.
“Football has a unique way of bringing people together, and I am excited to help build something special in San Diego, a city that thrives on diversity and innovation.”
Fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, has claimed she is enduring back pain and that her spine is degenerating.
Lawani revealed this in a video posted on social media last Tuesday.
In the clip, she opened up about her experience with epidural anesthesia, an injection administered to pregnant women in the spine to reduce pain during childbirth.
The mother of three claimed that since receiving the injection, she has not felt like herself.
She accused doctors of not fully informing women about the long-term side effects of epidurals.
According to Lawani, she received the anesthetic injection during the birth of her last two children.
She said, “When you hear ‘epidural,’ run. Doctors tell you about the side effects but do not tell you about the long-term effects on your body. I have about three friends having the same issues that I am having.
“Like, I am just 42, how did I end up with spine issues? I have a degenerating spine. I have implants in my spine. I go paralyzed. I can’t stand for a long time. I can’t even breathe properly sometimes because it affected so many things in my body when I had the surgery.
“They will not tell you because you just want the pain to go away. I have had two epidurals. I had my first as natural birth. The last two were epidural. The last one I had epidural because I had to undergo a surgery and I had no choice.
“See, the pain does not stop. My back is killing me and my spine is degenerating.”