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Actress Doris Simeon: I Miss The Taste Of Nigerian Street Food
Nigerian actress, Doris Simeon, has disclosed that she misses the taste of Nigerian street foods since she her relocation to the United States of america in 2018.
Simon, known for her roles in Nollywood movies, expressed her nostalgia for dishes like roasted yam, roasted corn, ewa agoyin, potatoes, and more.
In her words: “The things I miss most are the food they sell on the streets… I miss my family and friends. I miss being on movie sets. Sometimes when I see some behind-the-scenes clips, especially how they eat together, I miss it all.”
Aside the missing of the street foods in Nigeria, Simeon also disclosed that she has encountered personal challenges in America. She lamented the loss of a sibling and expressed regret at not being able to meet her sibling’s last child, who will be turning five years old in July 2024.
In a recent interview with he colleague, actor Kunle Afod – Doris opened up about her pause from the movie industry and journey to America, explaining to the fact that her decision to travel out of Nigeria six years ago, was personal.
In her words: “Many people know that my child and his father are in America, and that’s one of the reasons I relocated to America.”
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media platform on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
He also disclosed that the album, which is titled ‘Morayo’ and in honour of his late mum, would be released ‘very soon’.
Wizkid’s words: “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
It could be recaled that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
In his words: “The pain is profound.”
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Actress Patience Ozukor: I Rejected The Name-Tag ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ On Me, To Have My Own Name-Tag ‘Patience Ozukor’
Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed and talked about how people tried to impose titles and name-tags on her at the beginning of her career and how she handled it.
The veteran actress said when she began her acting career, people tried to compare her with legendary actress, Liz Benson, by tagging her as ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ but she rejected the tag because she believes they are both unique.
She disclosed that she also rejected suggestions to answer her husband’s first name as her surname and instead chose to bear his family name.
She actually disclosed this in an interview session via a media platform.
Her words: “I don’t know how it started, all I know was that when I started my acting career and people started recognizing this woman from Enugu.”
“So, there was a time I came to Lagos for a shoot and people started saying, ‘That’s her, this woman from Enugu.’ They said, “You’re the ‘Liz Benson of Enugu.”
“I said, ‘No, with all due respect, I don’t want to be like Liz Benson, I want to be myself. I am ‘Patience Ozokwor of Enugu’.”
“And some people came and said, ‘You don’t even need to answer Patience Ozokwor again. Answer your husband’s first name Edmund; Patience Edmund.’
“I said, ‘No, because in Igbo land, you’re not just married by one man, you’re married by a family. I don’t know about other tribes.”
“So, my husband’s people, their name is Ozokwor. When you mention Ozokwor in any part of this world, people who know the Ozokwors would say ‘I know where she comes from’,” she concluded.
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