Entertainment
Yul Edochie Earns N1m Per Movie …As Producers Relocate From Asaba To Awka
Yul Edochie, son of
veteran actor, Peter Edochie, has emerged the hottest male actor in Nollywood presently. Yul, according to our source, is the preferred lead in most of the movies by producers, directors and even marketers. His going rate per movie now N1 million naira.
He played lead role in 5 out of 10 movies made in the Enugu, Awka and Asaba axis last year. However, Kenneth Oronkwo has still remained the highest paid male actor for two years running as he earns between N1.3 and N1.5 million per movie.
Meanwhile, Asaba, the Delta State capital is fast losing grip as the preferred location of Nollywood home video. In the past four years, the Delta State capital had been where all the producers and directors head to, for their movies, but all that is changing now as the marketers and producers have moved enmass into Awka, the Anambra State capital.
It was gathered that these days, only a few films are produced in Asaba as many now prefer the ambience of Awka and its environs as location. It was also learnt that the movement from Asaba to Awka begun some two years back, but only became significant late last year.
According to our sources, 50 per cent of all the home videos made last year were in Awka with Asaba and Enugu sharing the rest.
We further scooped that most producers are getting better deal as per hotel accommodation and location sets from their Igbo kins and friends, hence the movement to Awka.
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.
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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