The highly anticipated Nigerian TV Series EMERALD finally on air...

The long awaited TV series that promises to redefine television with a powerful story, perfect cast, wonderful and dedicated crew, a proudly Nigerian production that is made with international standard and which will appeal to every strata of the viewing public is set to premier on TV nationwide from Wednesday, the 17th of July 2013. It is produced by SevenSeries Limited, a TV content production and distribution company, in conjuction with FirstTV Studios, Emerald will air on AIT Network every Wednesday and Thursday at 7.30pm and NTA Network at 10pm every Friday.
This amazing series was shot in full HD format, Emerald Season 1 is a mix of all issues that affects Nigerians in their daily interactions. The different characters paraded by Emerald will inspire the viewers as he or she identifies with them through their pains, suffering and joyful moments. The story explores the age-long truth that when it comes to emotions, the barrier of status, whether rich, middle class or poor, is broken down. The setting of the drama is in West Africa and the cast parades some of the best actors in Nigeria, both established and budding. They include: Kunle Bamtefa, Carol King, Joseph Benjamin, Femi Branch, Lilian Esoro, Bayray McWizu, David Ogbue, Saeed Mohammed, Tamara Eteimo, Sumbo Oladipo, Felix Jnr. Omokhodion, Hannah Ojo, Mary Lazarus, David McKenzie, Judith Audu , Ifu Iheme and so many other fantastic actors.
Two young creative impeccable dedicated and deep Directors, John Njamah and Tope Alake made sure the casts delivered their best, and broke several normal norms to achieve the perfect or near perfect picture the series is to project.
According to the producers, the motivation behind Emerald is to put Nigeria back in the global drama space, and so, careful attention has been paid in selecting the storyline, cast, crew, studio setting, locations and equipment, to ensure top-notch production quality.
The Executive Producer, Mr. Oladapo Ojo's mission is to deliver world-class drama executed with strong local relevance and content to excite the Nigerian TV audience. Ojo, who boasts of over 20 years in television production, didn't compromise at all in his drive to achieve a standard and quality production that is why he made sure he employed the best hands. He is very passionate about this project and went the extra mile to actualize it against every odds and obstacle that would have discouraged anyone going into a project of this magnitude.
Yours sincerely, Moi. is a part of this wonderful project, am very proud of it with all thanks to the awesome cast, amazing crew and a production team that tried their best to make it all possible. Check the website out for more information - www.emeraldses.neriet , like on Facebook - www.facebook.com/emeraldseriestv  follow on Twitter - @Emeraldseries , Instagram - Emeraldseries
Make sure you make it a date every Wednesday and Thursday on AIT at 7.30pm  and NTA at 10pm on Fridays...Remember to thank me later...Wink.
Click on the link below to watch the Trailer for the series.

Playing with recipes (Fruit salad and cream with chocolate chips)

Hello friends, made a really cool playful fruit salad and want to share it with you...Feel free to put whatever fruits you love in it, the fun part is the whip cream and chocolate chips on top of it, i also added sprinkles to make it look pretty and more playful...hehehe

Ingredients 

• pineapple
• apple
• seedless grapes
• pear
• banana
• whip cream
• chocolate chips
• sprinkles

Method

1. Cut all the fruits into bite sizes.
2. Mix them up in plate or cup.
3. Add the whip cream on top, generously sprinkle chocolate chips and add the sprinkle.
4. You probably already finished eating it already...Its irresistible

Fruit Salad and Cream with Chocolate Chips

Playing with recipes (Beef Burger)

Everyone loves burgers, be it beef, chicken, turkey or pork...Burgers are always a delicious treats and they are easy to make too, the good thing is you get to put whatever you want in it and it is almost impossible to destroy burgers because anyway you choose to make it, it will always taste yummy...

Ingredients

• burger bread
• minced meat or burger meat
• cheddar cheese
• tomatoes
• lettuce (optional)
• egg
• mayonnaise
• butter
• oil
• mustard
• ketchup (optional)

Method

1. Put your minced meat in a bowl. Add salt, cayenne, onions, egg, chopped parsley, breadcrumbs, little flour and mix very well. I prefer the minced meat to the already prepared burger meat because i control what i put in it.
2. Mold the meat into burger size.
3. Heat a pan with butter and oil. Put the meat in and keep flipping it till its cooked, you can do this on a grill or barbecue too.
4. When the meat is cooked through. Place the cheddar cheese on top and let it melt for few seconds and then take it out. Make a sunny side up egg, add salt and pepper.
5. This process is optional. Mix Mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup.Divide the bread into two equal half. Rub it in the middle of the bread or you can simply spread butter on it.
6. Place the cooked meat in the middle of the burger bread, (You can put lettuce below and put the meat on top the lettuce) place the fried egg on top the cheese, add tomatoes, onions if you want.
7. Your burger is ready, serve with fries and salad or just munch away like that...Enjoy

Meet Iyke Jaja Adiele, an actor that is ever ready to break into into any character he plays in a very unpredictable and outstanding manner...

Iyke Jaja Adiele is an Actor, Presenter, Voice Over Artist, and Model. He is a native of Ukwa East LGA of Abia State. This Nigerian beau holds a degree in Electrical Electronics Engineering from the Auchi Federal Polytechnic, Edo State and also a Diploma in Acting from High Definition Film Academy, Abuja.
Iyke is fondly called 'Intelligent Iyke'. He started acting from church when he was very tender and young, as a child he was taken to different churches and events to act and dance, since then he never stopped acting. Luckily for him, Entertainment runs in his family so he believes Acting Chose Him.
He started acting professionally in 2006 when he joined a theatre play house called PHAYA BAND in Kubwa, Abuja, there he had an intensive acting class with Mr.Ayo (Nollywood Policeman) and Mr. Bright Wonder Obasi, which later helped him in winning a Lead Role in a feature movie titled NATASHA produced by the theatre house. And in 2008, Iyke had his major break when he was spotted at an audition for the movie 'V.I.P' (HIGH SCHOOL) by one of Nollywood's renowned directors Pa Ndubuisi Okon DGN of blessed memory,Iyke acted alongside already established actors like Nonso Diobi, Francis Duru, Empress Njamah, e.t.c.
Iyke didn't slow down after then and has featured in several movies and tv series like: Mad About Football,  When Love Dies, Broken, In Between Lines, Red Alert, The Frontier, Spider, Girls Cot (season2), Single Leaf, Away From Home (he co-produced it), Story Story, a BBC Media Action (radio drama) as TANKO, just to mention but a few.
As a Presenter, Iyke has anchored several red carpet events such as Green Day Festival in Abuja, TAE Kwando National Tournament in Abuja, the premier of Away from Home, several Weddings, e.t.c.
He has a striking complexion that makes him standout in a crowd which he considers as an edge over his colleagues, his ability to give an in-depth interpretation to any character, his delivery mode and versatility as a creative actor makes him thick and unique. He is an unpredictable, outstanding, and wonderful actor. He is very focused, friendly, fun loving, humble, respectful and says he is allergic to proud and heady people. He loves to watch movies, read movie scripts and novels, swim, play football. He says he has a deep love for nature.
Iyke says the Hollywood actor Will Smith has a great influence on him, he loves his personality and the way he interpret scripts and will feel he is fulfilled as a actor the day he acts alongside his mentor and role model WILL SMITH.
His watch word is HUMILITY and his best quote is 'Keep your words soft and sweet, because one day you may have to eat them'...Iyke Jaja Adiele for you guys...
You can reach him on facebook via www.facebook.com/iyke.adiele and twitter via @wabs44

Iyke Jaja Adiele

Playing with recipes (Chicken and Shrimps Sandwich)

I have always wanted to make a proper sandwich not just stuffing my toast with any vegetable and calling it a sandwich and so decided to try this one out after we got a sandwich machine.
It turned out great, yummy and exactly how i had imagined it to taste and look, the good thing is you can put whatever you love inside it and i bet it will taste delicious anyways...Wink

Ingredients

• Chicken breast cooked and roasted, shredded 
• Shrimps cooked and roasted, diced
• eggs boiled and diced
• Spring onions diced
• lettuce chopped
• tomatoes diced
• cabbage diced
• mayonnaise
• onions diced
• mustard
• little butter optional
• salt
• cayenne pepper
• olive oil

Method

1. Boil the chicken breast with adequate seasoning, add the shrimps when the chicken is almost cooked. Drain. Shred the chicken, dice the shrimps and set aside.
2. Heat a pan with tiny butter, pour in the chicken and shrimps and begin to stir until its nicely roasted not burnt.
3. In a bowl mix the mayonnaise, mustard, little olive oil, salt, little cayenne pepper. Pour in your tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, onions, spring onions, chicken, shrimps, eggs, and mix well until well blended.
4. This step is optional, bring out your bread and spread a mixture of butter, mayonnaise and mustard on it.
5. Put the bread on the sandwich machine, generously put the vegetable mixture on top, put another bread ontop and do same and then cover it with the last bread (this is if you are doing it in 2 layers, you can do just one layer if you want i was just experimenting with my new machine).
5. Cover the machine and keep checking until it gets to your desired brown crusts.
6. And your sandwich is ready to hit your tummy...Enjoy my friends

TOLU PLAYAR releases a very wonderful and hot video that will wow you for BLOW MY MIND...

Tolu Oluwole aka TOLU PLAYAR has released another interesting and wonderful video for his song BLOW MY MIND, its a follow up to his last video OKOTO AZONTO.  It was produced by Nigerian top producer Fliptyce, the same producer that produced 'Chop my Money' by Psquare and Akonm 'Somany Tinz' by May-D, 'Coupe Decale' by Minjin and Iyanya, and so many other hit songs.
TOLU PLAYAR is really working very hard to make his fans happy this year and he is fast becoming the hottest Nigerian American based artiste for the moment.
The video was shot by HDGENESIS a Nigerian who has shot videos for Lil Chuckee of YMCM Lil Wayne's camp, Travis Porter and many African American hip hop super stars.
Tolu Playar's video is the first video he has shot for any African artiste. This song is dedicated to all African girls because they are the hottest sexiest women in the world...Feel free to share the video with your friends and family...You can follow Tolu Playar on twitter via @teeplayar

The talented gospel sensation PAT EDO set to launch her album on the 14th of July,2013 in Dublin...

Stantorch Entertainment Incorporated in Association with Rose Board Ministry International presents the Ireland Gospel Queen, PAT EDO, Album Launch Concert, Dance and Shout video premier in Dublin with a host of European Gospel Artist performing. It promises to be a one of a kind Album launch in Dublin.
It will take place by 1pm on Sunday 14th of July 2013, at the Victory Outreach Dublin, Unit 12 Westlink Industrial Estate Kylemore Road, Dublin 10.
Incase you dont know who Pat Edo is, she is a gospel artist based in Dublin, Holland, she hails from Edo State, Nigeria. She got signed on to Stantorch Entertainment in December 2012 and has since recorded all the songs that made up her new album titled SING ALONG WITH ME, loaded with 9 powerful highly inspirational gospel songs that is guaranteed to make your body and soul, sing and dance nonstop...Pat Edo claims her 'songs will take away burdens of stress, pressure, lacks, sadness and tears from your life, you will for sure love all my songs because they are all giving to me by God for you and me'... hmmmmmm
Her video for one of her thanksgivibg African praise is currently showing on TV stations in Africa titled DANCE and SHOUT directed by Stantorch Godfrey, the video was shot in Lagos, Nigeria featuring Nollywood TV stars and Models.
Below are links to links to listen to some of her tracks:
http://hu.lk/t57jbpfzvxts or  http://kasimp3.co.za/s/e6j or  https://t.co/09PTsK3plR
You can also show your love by liking her facebook page: www.facebook.com/iampatedo
For contact, bookings and inquiries contact, Stantorch Entertainment Incorporated at No 2 Elm Court Dublin CO. or call +2347039051107 .

JAB Next Rated Nollywood Star...TUNJI ADERIBIGBE

JAB (JudithAuduBlog) Next Rated Nollywood Star : Tunji Aderibigbe

He is a Computer Science graduate from the University of Benin, He hails from Osun State, Nigeria. He is an Award winning Actor/Model, He came 4th in the reality show tagged The Spirited Actor/The Search for Africa's Next Hollywood Star, His talent is fast taking him to the top, Tunji Aderibigbe  is JAB's Next Rated Nollywood Star.
He was discovered by one of Nollywood's finest writers, Remi Ibinola Olatunji in 2006 which led him to his very first acting job a Docu-Drama titled 'Fighting Reality' (Frailty).
His motivation to become an actor came from watching movies and getting excited, scared, emotional e.t.c by what the actors brought to the screen and then the urge to be able to also put smiles on people's faces was born, right from when he was a kid he has been busy training himself on how to be a great actor by mimicking the actors on screen.
His patience, dedication, steadfastness, drive and consistency has kept him strong and won him several fans overtime.
Tunji has proven his love for arts goes way beyond just being an Actor as he has shown interest and even carried out project in various capacity as a Production Manager for Aspirations (2wice-as-nice) Music Reality Show in 2009, Location Manager, Production Coordinator for Malta Guiness Street Dance Africa,Dance Reality Show in 2011, Lyrics Transcriber for Dont Forget the Lyrics, Music Reality Showe.t.c.
He is an actor that doesn't settle for the obvious and easy way, he always goes out of his comfort zone to challenge himself and produce awesome, outstanding interpretation of any role he is playing, his humility, hard work, determination to be the best in all his endeavors,creativity, versatility, charisma and attention to details have earn him several strong roles in movies and tv series, he is definitely not a joker, he means business and is always ready to deliver, his personal motto is :'Inspiration is my drive, Achievement my Goal and Impacting lives Positively my Reward'...Tunji Aderibigbe for you...

PROFESSION: Actor, Model, Talent Mogul, Motivational Speaker.
FILMOGRAPHY: Movies: Grey Focus, Fighting Reality (Frailty), Blackout, Commercial Drama, Render to Ceaser, e.t.c
Series: The Maze, Dear Mother, Portraits of Passion, Tinsel, Disclosure, e.t.c
AWARDS: Best Emerging Talent Award, Zuma Film Festival 2008 for Grey Focus.
FACEBOOK LINK: www.facebook.com/NochyNoch
TWITTER HANDLE: @TeeJay_Noch