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Oscars Appoints Ramsey Nouah, Mo Abudu, Dosumu As Members
The Academy for Motion Pictures of Arts and Science or Oscars for short has once again turned the spotlight on Nigeria and its massive movie industry known globally as Nollywood. The Academy has extended an invitation to three notable motion picture practitioners of Nigerian descent to be part of the Academy which includes being a major part of deciding nominees and winners of the Oscars.
They include one of Nigeria’s best known actors, Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jnr, the busy motion picture producer, Mo Abudu and Nigerian born, but United state based photographer and director, Andrew Dosumu who are among the 395 new members admitted into the Academy class 2021.
Abudu, Ramsey and Dosumu will join fellow compatriots like actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Nigerian born British actress, Wunmi Mosaku, filmmaker, Femi Odugbemi, British Nigerian film director Ngozi Onwurah, Veteran filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, Actress Genevieve Nnaji, and movie director, actor and writer Akin Omotoso, as well as British actress and singer, Cynthia Onyedinmanasu China Saokwu Erivo who was appointed Academy members in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
The appointment of filmmakers around the world started in 2015 and it followed the determination of the Academy to swell and double the number of women and people of colour in its membership by 2020.
The Nigerian moviedom salutes Abudu, Ramsey and Dosumu whose membership of the Academy represent a new career height and recognition of their immensence talent and outstanding abilities as motion picture practitioners.
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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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