Entertainment
Toyin Abraham’s Oversabi Aunty Grosses Over N700 million
Toyin Abraham’s latest film, Oversabi Aunty, has crossed the N700 million mark at the Nigerian box office, making it the fourth highest-grossing Nollywood film of all time. According to distributor FilmOne Entertainment, the film has earned N711.5 million since its release, reaching the milestone in just 18 days.
The comedy joins a short list of Nollywood titles that have recorded over N700 million in ticket sales. In doing so, Oversabi Aunty has overtaken films such as Battle on Buka Street and Omo Ghetto: The Saga on the all-time box office chart. The top three spots remain occupied by other major releases, including A Tribe Called Judah, which holds the record as the first Nollywood film to gross over N1 billion.
The Tide Entertainment reports that the film’s performance was boosted by a strong opening weekend, which ranked as the second-highest opening of 2025. This early momentum carried through the holiday period, traditionally one of the most competitive times at the cinemas.
Produced and directed by Toyin Abraham, who also stars in the film, Oversabi Aunty features Mike Ezuruonye, Efe Irele, Queen Nwokoye, and Enioluwa Adeoluwa. Its box office run adds to a growing list of high-earning releases from the actress-filmmaker and reflects the continued growth of cinema attendance and big-budget releases within the Nigerian film industry.
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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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