Category: Entertainment

Big Brother Naija ‘All-Stars’ Housemate, Ike Onyema, has vowed he would rather die than allow his ex-girlfriend, Mercy Eke, win the N120 million grand prize of the season.

Ike made this known in a conversation with his fellow housemate Doyin.

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According to him, Mercy took many business deals from him outside the Biggie house despite winning the grand prize of the ‘PepperDem’ edition.

Doyin interrupted, saying he would not be the one to decide who wins the show, and Ike responded that he would do everything possible to sabotage Mercy’s game

“I rather die than watch mercy win this money, I will sabotage her. That girl took money from me, many deals too. She wouldn’t win this money over me, “he said.

Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Cynthia Nwadiora aka CeeC, has said she would emerge winner of the ongoing reality show.

CeeC, who was the runner-up of the “See Gobe” edition in 2018, declared that this season is her time to take the win home.

She vowed that a male housemate would not win the ongoing season.

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“Nobody can stop an idea whose time has come. It is my time to win. If a man wins, my name is not CeeC,” she announced to the housemates on Thursday night.

Adekunle inferred: “Oya nau!”

Mercy cut in: “No CeeC, we are going to have two ladies going on stage on the day of the finale.”

Darlington Abuda’s Peekaboo Production has inked a multiple films co-production deal with various partners.

According to Abuda, this is coming after extensive discussions and sourcing for the right projects as well as partners to produce a slate of mid to high budget cinema movies.

Making the announcement, Abuda said that the move is part of the production house’s schedule for 2023/2024 as well as its deep seated commitment to provide quality entertainment to movie lovers in Nigeria and across the world.

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The award-winning producer also revealed the co-production partners as Umenze Media and Eminent Transglobal Services Limited (ESTG). He further explained that the projects will feature a mix of current Nollywood greats while also serving as a platform to unveil some new faces.

Speaking on the partnership, Mrs Umenze, the face behind Umenze Media noted that the partnership will create unique and engaging content to match the insatiable film appetite of lovers of Nigerian movies.  

Mavins music star Ayra Starr has embarked on her first major music tour of the world.

Ranking top ten most streamed Afrobeats artists of all time, according to Spotify data, the world tour is tagged ‘21: The World Tour.’

According to her management, the 21-year-old singer will tour three continents: America, Africa, and Europe; with the North America leg of the tour focusing on the United States and Canada, where most of her 2023 streams on Spotify are coming from.

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The top ten countries streaming Ayra Starr’s songs, according to Spotify, are the United States of America, France, United Kingdom, Nigeria, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Sweden, South Africa and Kenya.

Spotify’s Artist and Label Partnerships Manager for West Africa, Victor Okpala says: “Ayra Starr is one of our Spotify RADAR alumni, and has proved that she is an exceptional musical talent and a unique voice in the music space among Gen Z’s. Her musical journey has been inspiring to watch.”

Nigeria Comedy Awards (NCA) has officially opened the portal and announced the call for entry for a special voting category tagged ‘Revelation of the Year.’

According to the organisers of NCA, the special category is added to recognise an exceptional newcomer in Nigeria’s diverse comedy industry with a reward of N1,000,000 cash prize.

The maiden edition of the Nigeria Comedy Awards is scheduled for September 24, at Eko Conference Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos State.

Speaking ahead of the ceremony, the Co-Executive Producer, Nigeria Comedy Awards, Wole Adenuga said the platform was launched to honour the outstanding performers and projects in Nigeria’s robust comedy industry.

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“Since we started releasing teasers to promote the event, the feedback we have received has been really awesome as millions of Nigerians, home and abroad, are really looking forward to celebrating with the nominees and winners,” he said.

“The Revelation of the Year category is open to all new comedic performers including, but not limited to, Stand Up comedy, dance, music, and acting on TV, movies, skits, etc. and details on the entry process are available on the social media platforms. The full list of nominees for all 24 categories would be announced soon,” he said.

The project is a brainchild of Bunmi Davies, Debbie Odutayo, Wale Adenuga Jnr., and Wole Adenuga.

Nollywood filmmaker and script writer, Kola Munis, has drawn attention to the prevailing issue of inadequate payment for movie production crew.

Munis, a co-producer for Showmax’s series ‘Crime and Justice’, shed light on the challenges faced by the crew members, who work tirelessly behind the scenes.

Speaking with The Nation in a recent interview, Munis asserted that the lack of fair compensation for the production crew has become a concerning trend for many.

He said: “Imagine shooting in Lagos and you get to settle area boys, the huge hotel and location bills, travel and all that. When people hear the budget, they get excited thinking that it’s a lot of money.  It’s not. Producers are actually being paid peanuts to work miracles, so I wouldn’t say the filmmakers or their productions are making that much money. In general, the whole industry needs to be  better respected and lifted up.”

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Continuing, he said, “I’d hate to be the producer of a movie and I’m paying the makeup artist almost nothing. But in Naija, because you are so desperate and you want to get into the industry or even just build your career, you are willing to accept anything. But it shouldn’t be like that normally. We should be trying to lift each other up, not exploiting ourselves.

“In ‘Crime and Justice’ for instance, some of us sacrificed in many ways, including pay,  just so that some of the members of the cast and crew got paid at least close to what they deserved to be paid. They too have bills to pay, families to feed. We did that only because some of us could afford to. Not because our pay was anything special, but because we are earning money in other ways. I think there’s a lot of discontent in the filmmaking industry with regards to the returns that they get from the cinemas for instance. But the cinemas will rightly tell you that they have to cover their costs, which to be fair, no one can argue with.”

Nollywood actor and director, Adeleye Adesile is set for marriage with Atinuke, his heartthrob of many months.

This is coming after the opening ceremony of his newly acquired home valued at N40 million.

According to close friends of the popular actor, the marriage has been set for Saturday, September 23, 2023 in Nigeria.

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Information about Adeleye’s wedding ceremony is currently being shared among his family members, colleagues, friends and associates.

Leye is widely known as Leye Kuti hails from Awe, Oyo State and doubles as a model and a businessman.

He began acting professionally in 2004 but got into the limelight in 2010 after he featured in the film’Omolakeji’ and has since featured in over 30 Yoruba films.