Entertainment
PH AMP Set For AMAA 2016
Nollywood practitioners during AGN election in Pixy Hotels Ltd, Port Harcourt
The Association of
Movies Producers (AMP) Rivers State chapter is leaving no stone unturned as they prepare to play host to other producers who are expected to attend the 12th edition of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt on Saturday 11th June 2016.
The chairman of the Association in the state, Mr Fisim Lawson Young Arny, expressed hope that the event will not only attract constellation of stars in the entertainment world to Rivers State, but will help boost the image of the state as a movie-producing state and attract investment to the industry.
He congratulated the organizers of the event for choosing Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital as host of the continental event for the first time since its 12 years of existence. He recalled that the prestigious Pan African Reward System for motion pictures practitioners makes its debut in the garden city after it was successfully held for nine consecutive times in Bayelsa State, one in Abuja, Lagos and Port Elizabeth in South Africa. He described it as a great opportunity for movie practitioners in the South-South geo-political zone and the Nollywood clan.
Already the social media is awash with the information as nomination gala will hold on May 11th as part of the scheduled pre AMAA activities, while the rebranded Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) is the official broadcast partner for live telecast to over 100 million people across the globe. Other media partners signed to broadcast the event include: Africa Magic, OHTV Uk, SABC South Africa and ONTV.
In a statement jointly signed by the state Commissioner for culture & Tourism, Mrs Tonye Briggs-Oniyide (on behalf of the state governor, Chief (Barr) Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and the founder of the awards organization, Ms Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, hosting the award this year will be the beginning of a partnership that will add immense value to the people of the state and the host city in particular as the government is determined to position Port Harcourt as a destination of choice in Nigeria and West Africa.
“We are repositioning Rivers State as a State ready for business to Nigerians and the rest of the world and our partnership with AMAA will become a veritable platform to attract tourists, global and Nigerian icons in business and the entertainment industry. We want to showcase Rivers State as a peaceful place where socio-economic activities thrive and also the hospitality of our people.
There is a huge economy around entertainment and show-business in Port Harcourt” Mrs Briggs said.
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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