Entertainment
Emeka Rogers Emerges AGN President …Beats Emeka Ike
After the meeting held to reconcile Emeka Ike and former AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, an election to determine the next President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) was held with the emergence of Emeka Rogers as the Guild’s new President. Emeka Rogers who was former Secretary General of the Guild bet Ike by 42 votes to 12.
Rogers who has featured in films including “House party” and “last warning” has said he is committed to building a united guild after setting out to mend broken fences. He said: “Having gone through deep crisis which almost destroyed the very foundation of our guild over the years, we have commenced work immediately towards healing the wound of the past”.
“We are resolute in building a strong and united body for Nollywood actors with a view to restoring total peace, forgiveness and reconciliation among all aggrieved parties for strength lies in our unity. I open my hands of fellowship to all for us to rebuild this Guild for there cannot be a good leader without good followers”, he said.
He added, “We pray that our administration will be a point of reference in terms of positive impacts we intend to make upto our members in particular and indeed Nollywood in general”.
Senior members of the AGN had been at loggerheads over who would lead the Guild culminating in a 2016 court verdict which ordered the removal of Ibinabo Fiberesima as President and replacing her in the interim with Emeka Ike.
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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
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.
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Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
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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