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Clarion Chukwura Faults AGN’s Presidential Address
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has it that veteran Nollywood actress, Clarion Chukwura has faulted the address of the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ibinabo Fiberesima which she presented to President Goodluck Jonathan during the recent visit of the Guild to Aso Rock, Abuja.
Clarion in a recent interview, claimed that in her address to the President, Ibanabo claimed that the AGN is the only umbrella body of Nigerian screen actors. She noted that AGN is not the sole umbrella of Nigerian screen actors. She contended that there are other associations like Association of Nigerian Theatre Practitioners ANTP, Association of Movie Producers (AMP), ANCORP, RATTAWU etc some of which existed before AGN was established.
According to her, the current AGN president seeks to represent the English language movie industry and has been unsuccessful in the bid ever since as members have continued to fail to renew their membership because to date AGN brings nothing to the table to advance her members professionally and socially.
Clarion Chukwura who was formerly married to Yoruba music icon Shina Peters which produced Clarence Peters and a top star in the entertainment clan, said that the screen actors need is a guild that is structured to promote their creativity as artists with due material returns which is the focus required of a collective actors guild of Nigeria.
She also alleged that the constant release of funds by the president has been accessed by a few who knew of it and were connected to collect it and has no way improved the lot of the main stream Nigerian screen actors who make their daily living from Nollywood. The actress maintained that what the actress maintained that what the Nigerian screen actors require is an enabling structure creating a level playing ground for all to work, empowered by legislation.
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.
Nancy Briggs
