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Check Out Kate Henshaw’s Thriving Life
Kate Henshaw is one of the most talented and sort after actresses to have surfaced in the Nigerian movie industry popularly known as Nollywood and she is no doubt one of the most successful.
She was born on 19th July 1071 in Calabar, Cross River State. She is the first child in a family of four children. She had her primary and secondary education in Lagos and Calabar respectively and later enrolled at University of Calabar for a remedial studies, after which she proceeded to University of Lagos where she bagged a degree in medical micro biology and later worked at the Bauchi State General hospital.
Kate entered the world of acting in 1993 when she auditioned for an acting job in the movie titled “When The Sun Sets” , she was handed a role which was her very first appearance in a major Nollwood movie. Since then, she had featured in about 50 movies.
In 1999, Kate Henshaw got married to British born Roderick James Nuttai. In 2000, she gave birth to a baby girl, Gabrielle, in 2011, the couple reportedly filed for divorce.
Kate Henshaw, who was one of the vocal voices at the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ campaign, on June 2015 suffered some property loss after her Lekki home caught fire and burnt almost everything in the house. That same year, she contested for the House of Representatives position, but sadly failed in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries. Later in the year, she was appointed by the Cross River State Governor, Benedict Ayade as the special adviser Laison, Lagos.
She is a brand ambassador for Globacom, the award winning actress who is a judge on the Nigeria’s Got Talent, is also the face of Onga seasoning, she landed a major endorsement deal with Samsung Mobile Nigeria in 2013. She won the African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) 2008 for best actress in a leading role.
In 2015, Kate Henshaw won the City People Entertainment Nollywood Face of the year Award and in 2016, she won the City people Entertainment special Recognition Award’.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’