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AGN Presidential Election Holds, Oct 16 …Ibinabo Runs For 2nd Term
The Actors Guild of Ni
geria (AGN) has fixed October 16, 2014 as official date for its presidential election.
According to a recent report, the cost of the forms are as follows: National President N500,000.00, Vice President N250,000.00, National Secretary M300,00.00, Treasurer N150,000.00. Others in this category are Director of Research, strategy and Documentation, National Publicity Officer Director of Giuld Services.
The cost of the form for the Chief Whip and the National Assistant Secretary goes for N50,000. The AGN Election Committee include Emeka Ossai Chairman/ Returning Officer, Vice Chairman, Elder Babatunde Coker.
Other are Ejike Metusela, Secretary while Grace Amah and Walter Anger are members. It was emphasised that interested candidates must adhere strictly to the election guidelines as stipulated in the AGN constitution. It was gathered that the incumbent president Ibinabo Fiberesima who has without doubt brought applaudable changes and development to the Guild.
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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.