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AMAA 2022: ‘Surviving Gaza,’ ‘Borga’ leads nomination with 14 awards each
South Africa’s feature film, ‘Surviving Gaza,’ and Ghana’s ‘Borga’ lead the 2022 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), with 14 nominations each. The two films got nominated in 14 different categories out of AMAAs’ 26 categories. This was revealed to the media by Dr. Shaibu Husseini on behalf of the president of AMAA jury 2022 at a media event on Wednesday,…
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Soyinka’s book ‘The Man Died’ for Film adaptation
Wole Soyinka’s work “The Man Died” is for for film adaptation. This comes after one of his most popular plays, ‘Death and the King’s Horseman’ popularly known as Elesin Oba was recently adapted into film by Ebony Life Production. The memoir published in 1972 after the Nigerian Civil war tells the story about Soyinka’s time in jail under the military…
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Burna Boy, Dadju, Tiwa Savage lead nominations for 2022 AFRIMA
Organisers of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, have unveiled the nominees for the 2022 edition of the annual events. The list which was published on Wednesday by the International Executive committee had Burna Boy, Fireboy, Ckay, and Tiwa Savage with four nominations including the ‘Artiste of the Year’ category. Costa Titch, the South African musician, and Dadju, the Congolese…
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‘Any man unable able to satisfy his wife should be locked up’ – Ernest Obi
Nollywood actor Ernest Obi recently said any man who fails to satisfy his wife sexually should be locked up in a room for three months. The movie star said this when he reacted to the case of Joy Emmanuel, the Akwa Ibom woman recently arrested and paraded for allegedly plotting the kidnap of Emmanuel Ebong, her husband. Joy, the 40…
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Nigeria held the world spellbound as ‘Elesin Oba’, King’s Horseman, premiered at TIFF, By Omoniyi Ibietan
Again, despite our challenges, the world, particularly the art world of film, was reminded of how great Nigeria is, at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival, as Soyinka’s DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN, produced by Mo Abudu, came alive again before the global film community. As I read about this feat, I got nostalgic. In 2006, as the Special Media…
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Nigerians don’t really know me-Burna boy
Nigerian singer, Burna Boy recently said Nigerians don’t really know him. He said this when he made a comment on how he came straight from United Kingdom prison into Nigerian music industry. In now-deleted tweets, the Grammy-winning music star spoke of his troubled past. Burna Boy said he doesn’t care about being named “Nigeria’s biggest music star” as much as…
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‘The Crown’ to ‘stop filming’ after Queen Elizabeth’s death as creator calls drama ‘a love letter’ to monarch
The Crown is paying respect to its legendary inspiration as the world mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II. “The Crown is a love letter to [the Queen] and I’ve nothing to add for now, just silence and respect,” creator Peter Morgan wrote in a statement to Deadline. “I expect we will stop filming out of respect too.” Director Stephen…
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‘She stood with me when I had nothing’, Pastor Adeboye celebrates wife on 55th wedding anniversary
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has celebrated his wife, Pastor Folu Adeboye on their 55th wedding anniversary. Adeboye who is the leader of the largest Pentecostal Church in Nigeria and Africa recalled how his wife chose to marry him 55 years ago despite his poverty and not measuring up to her other…
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Headies organisers ignored me-Masterkraft
Music producer, Sunday Nweke who is also known as Masterkraft, has accused organisers of The Headies for “choosing to ignore me for years.” Masterkraft didn’t feature as a nominee when Headies announced the nominees for this year’s edition on May 24. He had expected to be nominated in the producer of the year category. At the time the award ceremony…
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Sanwo-Olu, Dbanj, MI, others rock Headies Award in Atlanta
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Oladapo Oyebanjo with stage name Dbanj, former chocolate city boss and rapper, Jude Abaga (MI) among other musical acts and celebrities converged on Atlanta in United States for this year’s international edition of Headies Awards on Sunday. The show produced by Ayo Animashaun has rewarded and celebrated Nigeria musical stars and their exploits in the…
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