Entertainment
Netflix Launches Camp In Nigeria
Globally known and widely used video streaming service, Netflix has finally set up its camp in Nigeria with the unveiling of its Nollywood powered variant, Netflix Naija.
The company made this known by first signing up on social media Twitter and Instagram. In it’s first post It reads: N is for Naija, N is for Nollywood N is the 14 alphabets, 14 is also how many great talents you are looking at, N is for Netflix, but most importantly hello! Nigeria”.
The Star studded cast include:Kate Henshaw,Joke Silver, Bimbo Akintola ,Ramsey Nouah, Banky W, Adesua Etomi, Kunle Afolayan, Kemi Adetiba,Omoni Oboli, Richard Mofe Damijo will ensure that the audience are wowed and awed .Netflix is also developing two unnamed original Nigeria series.
Recall that in 2018, Netflix took its first shot at the Nigerian movie industry when It bought the rights to Genevieve Nnaji’s Igbo language production Lion Heart.
The movie was a global hit which was also recognised in its nomination for the 2020 Oscar awards under the category of Best international movie.
Unfortunately, the movie was later disqualified by the Oscar Academy because the production had “a mere 10 .minutes none English dialogue”, a move that generated angry reactions particularly from Nigerians.
Nevertheless, it is clear that Netflix is just as ready to tap into the massive investment opportunity in Nigerian movie industry rated as the third largest in the world after Hollywood of America and Nollywood of India
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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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