Entertainment
‘IJE Producer Decries Exploitation In Nollywood
Producer of award
winning block buster movie titled Ije, the Journey, Chineze Anyaene has explained why she has not produced another movie few years after she produced the film that broke the box office record in Nigeria making over N59.8 million in six months.
Anyaene decried the heights of exploitation in Nollywood revealing that tax took over 20 per cent of the money she realized while the cinemas took half of what remained.
The movie featured two A-list actresses Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Jacade-Ekeinde who are regarded by many as Nollywood rivals.
Chineze who studied Theater Arts at the university of Abuja and film at the Newyork Film Academy, United States, however revealed that she is working on a new project which will soon hit the screens.
Meanwhile, a new movie titled, “The Antique” a fictional story inspired by events of the Southern Nigeria people in the 19th century is making waves in most cinema houses across the country including Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt.
The movie has a technique that combines theatrical aesthetics and culturally derived meanings; cultivated for utilitarian purposes. It features Olu Jacobs, Oge Indiana, Rykardo Agbor, Bowoto Jephtah, Bimbo Akintola.
Entertainment
They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
Entertainment
Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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