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FG Expresses Shock Over Eddie Ugboma’s Death
The Federal Government has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Veteran Nollywood Movie Producer, Eddie Ugboma. In a statement on Sunday by Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the Federal Government described the movie maker as a worthy pioneer of today’s burgeoning Nollywood Industry.
Mohammed said the fact that Chief Ugboma lived a purposeful life and left his foot print in the sands of time is a soothing consolation for all who knew him.
“In his lifetime, Chief Ugboma produced a member of avant-garde movies that blazed the trail and fired the imagination of those who would later become the top producers in today’s Nollywood.
“In away, the success of the industry is a tribute to him and his co-producer”, the minister said.
The minister expressed the Federal Gover-nment’s condolence to family and friends of the late film maker and prayed that God will grant him eternal rest and comfort his family.
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.