Entertainment
162 Movie Personalities Vie For Face Of Nollywood
The stage is now set for the Face of Nollywood (FON) Awards which will hold on June 30, 2018 at Transcorp Hilton Abuja. Designed with the aim of discovering the most popular Nollywood personality, the reward system stands out because movie lovers will pick the winners themselves.
Already 162 acts made up of veterans and upcoming stars have been lined up as contestants for the award. They include Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD), Patience Ozokwor (Mama G), Daniel K. Daniel, Kate Henshaw and Genevieve Nnaji. Others are: Adeola Odunlade, Pete Edochie, Funke Akindele, Halima Abubakar and a host of others.
Giving an insight into the event, the CEO of Total TV studio, Ifeanyi Ikpoenyi said that the idea behind choosing a face rather than several faces in several categories as in the case with other awards is what sets apart face of Nollywood awards.
“The idea is to discover someone who has a huge fan base, uncommon acting talent and a star personality that millions of Nigerians home and abroad as well as Africans can clearly identify with, display open admination for and look up to for inspiration and hope such a personality does exist and may shock us all who he or she turns out to be”, he said.
The winner will go home with one million naira, a plague and certificate of award, while the first and second runners up will receive N300,000 and N250,000 respectively.
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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.
Entertainment
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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