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Endorsement Deals: A-List Actresses Missing In Action
It is no longer news that most
of Nigerian celebrities in the music, comedy and movies industries, especially in the Nollywood clan have clinched several mouth watering endorsement deals with various product brands, including the Banking and Telecommunications Giants in Nigeria. However, there are still others who are yet to task the much million naira deals.
Endorsement may be referred to as a testimonial, a written or spoken statement endorsing promoting or advertising a product. Among the A-List Nollywood actresses missing in action despite their hard work include:Tonto Dike: Rivers State born actress who is now referred to as grandmother of tattoos in Nigeria with over 58 tattooed in most parts of her body with the latest addition on her leg which says “guide my steps”. This controversial queen of tattoos is yet to grab an endorsement deal.
Rukky Sanda: Beautiful Sanda is one of the actresses doing well in Nollywood. She has produced the movies and featured in over 30 Nollywood movies but she is yet to clinch an endorsement deal.
Omoni Obolo: This is another Nollywood A-List actress who has been married for over 14years now and has become a reference point to other actresses who rush in and out of marriage. However, Omoni Oboli is yet to join her colleagues who collect millions of naira on endorsement.
Oge Okoye: Delectable Oge Okoye is one of the divas in Nollywood. The beautiful actress and mother of two lovely children is also left out of the endorsement deal.
Ayo Adesanya: She remains one of the outstanding actresses in the Nigerian film industry. The actress with equally sexy shape and eyes that could make any man start imagining things, has been in the industry for two decades but none of the brands seems to considered her as a brand ambassador.
Others include: Anita Joseph, Dayo Amusa, Fathia Balogun, Beverly Naya, Juliet Ibrahim and Cossy Ojiakor. Sikirafu Sandodu, Antar Laniyan, Lola Akao, Yul Edochie, Nobert Young among others.
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.