Entertainment
A-list Guests Grace Mo Abudu’s New Movie’s Premiere
It was a movie premiere like no other last Sunday as the high and mighty left whatever they were doing to converge on Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos venue of the premiere of the latest blockbuster from the stable of Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Films.
The inaugural screening of the romantic flick, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, was the icing on the cake of a wonderful valentine-themed night of pomp and grandeur, of mesmerising costumes depicting all shades of love imaginable, of love lounges and feasts of photos and cocktails, of captivating music and culinary delights.
The high-octane event kicked off on a stellar note with rousing musical displays from the likes of Cobhams Asuquo, Reekado Banks and Tiwa Savage. It was a night where entertainment and art met business and politics, as the biggest names from all walks of life graced the occasion.
Among the high-profile guests were czars of industry Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Herbert Wigwe, Jim Ovia and Ayo Subair; political bigwigs like Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, Mrs Obioma Imoke and Mrs Onari Duke and maestros of music and Nollywood acts like Rachel Oniga, Don Jazzy, Zainab Balogun, Jide Kosoko and O. C Ukeje also graced the occasion.