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About Ramsey Nouah, Silverbird Personality Of The Week
Ramsey Nouah has
emerged Nollywood Personality of the Year. The award winning Nollywood actor stars in the hilarious “30 days in Atlanta” currently showing in silver bird cinemas. Nouah’s acting career kicked off when he starred in the Nigerian TV soap opera “Fortunes.”
Ramsey Tokubo Nouah Jnr. was born on December 19,1970 in Lagos, Nigeria. At 20, he was starting out as an aspiring musician prior to heeding a friend’s advice to take a stab on acting.
At 21 he auditioned and instantly won the role of Jeff in an on-coming Nigerian Television Soap opera “Fortunes.” By the age of 23 he was seen in the “Fortunes’ from 1993 to 1994 which was a hit.
Captivating the viewers with his performance as Jeff, he instantly rose to fame and became one of the most recognised faces in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
In 1996, he made his major screen movie debut in the well received “Silent Night”.
From the 1990’s through the early 2000’s Nouah was quickly labelled “Lover Boy” because of the romantic roles he plays in most of his movies.
In 2004 he starred in “Dangerous Twins” and his stella performance as a good and bad twin, Taiye and Kehinde, projected him as a multi layered actor capable of much more than his lover boy image has suggested.
By then, his fame had transcended the shores of Nigeria and was exceeding to Africa.
The A-List Nollywood actor, is an African household name that will not be forgo hen for his immense contributions to the African entertainment industry at large.
In 2009, he portrayed a socially awkward fresh graduate in the “Figurin.’ He is often regarded as one of Africa’s greatest actors of all time. With an amazing talent and acting range, he has managed to remain new and fresh even after more than two decades in the industry. He has also won several awards for his acting and contributions to the African entertainment industry in Nigeria and around the world.
In 2010 he won Best Actor at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for his performance in ‘Figurine’. He is one of the few active pioneers and ambassadors of the laudable Nigerian-Movie industry also known as Nollywood. His burning desire to add to the creative growth of Nollywood and African Cinema led to his founding a movie production company called Ramsey films.
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.”