Entertainment
Omotola Regrets African Awards Movies’ Absence At 2019 Oscars
Nollywood screen goddess, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, a voting member of the Oscars has expressed her displeasure towards the 2019 Oscars Awards.
The Veteran actress said she is not happy that no African movie made it to the 2019 Oscars nomination list.
Omotola who was enlisted with the voting membership of the Oscars award in 2018 made the disclosure in an Instagram post where she conveyed her thoughts on the nominated movies.
Although she expressed happiness that most of the movies she voted were picked, the actress was more concerned that no African movie made the nomination list.
She said: “The nominations are out, so glad most of the movies I nominated made it, next, voting to determine the winners. Wasn’t so excited, no African movie made it! Someday soon we will be doing this for Africans.”
Omotola isn’t the only Nigerian who was invited to join the Oscars awards voters in 2018. Femi Odugbemi, a film maker was also invited.
Movies like ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Roma’ were the most nominated movies receiving 10 each, while the ‘Black Panter’ earned seven nominations.
Entertainment
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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