Entertainment

Watch Mercy Johnson’s Top 10 Movie Roles Ever

Published

11 years ago

September 4, 2015

Nigeria’s leading female
star Mercy Johnson-Okojie is known for her eclectic acting talent. She fits into any role the director wants her play. That thrilling attributes make her the Nigerian movie fans delight.
She has chunned out many performances on Nigerian movies and home videos, name the role, Mercy will fit in perfectly. local village girl, tush city babe, responsible and irresponsible house wife, she will re-enact all without blemishes.
Top 10 videos ranging from her role in “30 Ddays In Atlanta”, to “Thy Will Be Done”, then “Heart Of A widow”, to “Brave mind’. She displayed lovely acting skills in “Heart of a Fighter and “Mirror Of Life”, “World Of Lust” and ‘Ebube’ were classy, then the duo of ‘Money never sleeps” “Voice Of A Mother” capped it all.
Mercy Johnson was born on August 28, 1984 into the family of Mr. Daniel, a former Naval officer and Mrs. Elizabeth. She hails from Okene in Kogi State and the sixth out of her family’s seven children. In 2011 she married the man of her dream, Prince Johnson Odianosen Okojie, an Edo based business magnate.
Mercy Johnson wjetted into limelight with her role in the movie ‘The Maid’ (2004) in which she played the role of house maid possessed by demons. Her performance in the movie was so exceptional that she was offered many more acting roles subsequently. That was how her success story began.
Within a period of just eight years Mercy Johnson has featured in many home movies some of which are 2004: The Maid, Into temptation and House party. 2005: Women in power, Lost to Lust, Kill the bride. 2006: 19 Macaulay Street, Dear Mama, Emotional Blunder, Endless Night, Last kiss, Married to the enemy, Oath of a priest, One, bullet, Painful wound, Pay day, Sweet mother, thanksgiving, Under control and Under the sky.
2007: Area Mama, Breath Of Anger, Crisis In Paradise, Desperate ladies, Evil Agenda, Genevieve, Keziah, Kolomental, Look Into My Eyes, My Beloved Son, She Is My Sister, etc.

Entertainment

NGO hails Tinubu’s climate awareness tour

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8 hours ago

March 9, 2026

The Tide

Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has commended President Bola Tinubu for inaugurating the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour, urging Nigerians and stakeholders to support the initiative nationwide.

Mr Ismail Bima, Chief Executive Officer of JEI, said in a statement in Gombe yesterday that the tour would significantly strengthen public understanding of climate change and encourage collective environmental responsibility.

Bima described the initiative as a clear affirmation of the Federal Government’s commitment to pursuing practical solution driven strategies that addressed climate challenges and safeguarded livelihoods, ecosystems, and national development efforts.

He noted that the programme would achieve its objectives if government institutions, private organisations, civil society groups, and citizens actively played their respective roles in promoting awareness, resilience, and sustainable practices.

According to him, the inauguration marks an important step toward building a nationwide movement capable of delivering measurable progress in Nigeria’s broader efforts to secure a climate resilient future for generations.

He said JEI fully aligned with the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour, noting that the initiative could inspire innovation, strengthen environmental education, and promote sustainable development across communities nationwide.

Bima also commended the Minister of Environment and urged federal, state, and local stakeholders to support the initiative, stressing that climate change impacts affected all citizens regardless of region or status.

He emphasised that growing climate pressures on agriculture, livelihoods, and ecosystems made the awareness tour timely, adding that stronger information sharing and partnerships were necessary to confront environmental risks nationwide.

He urged authorities to implement the initiative with sustained commitment, extend activities to grassroots communities, and collaborate with state and local governments to ensure wider participation and maximum impact nationwide effectively.

The Tide source reports that President Tinubu inaugurated the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour in Abuja on Tuesday to promote climate resilience and sustainable development nationwide initiatives.

Entertainment

They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts

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2 weeks ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

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

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2 weeks ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

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.