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Ibinabo Fiberesima’s Health Worsens In Prison
Ibinabo Fiberesima
The Personal Assistant to embattled Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima has raised an alarm over the health status of her boss after she later bagged a 5 year jail term for reckless driving.
Fiberesima, the former president of Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) was on Friday, March 11, sentenced to five years imprisonment by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi of the Lagos High Court, over the death of one Dr Giwa Suraj, whom she knocked down in an autocrash along Lekki-Epe Expressway.
Fiberesima had through her lawyer, Nnaemeka Amaechina, urged the court to set aside the sentence and restore the decision of the magistrate court which had ordered her to a N100,000 fine. But the court refused to take in her appeal, thereby dismissing the appeal and affirming the high court’s judgement. The light-skinned actress, is said to be in a precarious situation as her personal assistant, who spoke over the phone, informed that she just had an operation and it may affect her state of health.
This may have led her to ask Nigerians to pray for her as she reportedly broke into tears after the judgement on Friday, but her Personal Assistant, (PA) confirmed that “my boss has been feeling unwell since the judgement was delivered. We are afraid it doesn’t affect her health, she just had an operation”. Recently, the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt slammed the top Nollywood actress with a N10 million fine in a case instituted against her by ex-Beauty Queen, Miss Earth Nigeria 2011/2012, Munachi Chineye Uzoma.
The case was presided over by Justice Adolphus Enebeli, who in his judgement, agreed with the complainant, Miss Uzoma, that there was actually evidence to prove that Fiberesima and AMC productions limited breached a contract signed on October 28, 2011, by cheating her out of winning a beauty contest. At the hearing on Friday February 5 in Port Harcourt, the beauty queen accused Fiberesima and AMC Productions Ltd of substituting her for a 2nd runner up in the contest which they organized, preventing her from winning.
Reflecting on the five year jail term of the Nollywood screen goddess, it was gathered that the case is so interesting because parts of it are a clear case of humour in the face of an issue as critical as manslaughter.
If you recall the statement from Justice Deborah Oluwayemi on Friday March 11 when she passed the five year jail sentence, you will see exactly how unfitting and ridiculous it is to take another man’s life, be it accidental or not and then go on to pay a paltry sum as a fine, it is really sad.
There are rumours that the embatteled actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima, was tipsy on the day of the ill fated incident which claimed the life of Dr Giwa Suraj 11 years ago.
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.
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