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  • FG grant causes stir in actors guild

    The  Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) appeared divided over the N3 billion grant released by the Federal Government to assist the movie industry in the country.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state chairmen of the guild met in Abuja on July 18 on the modalities to adopt in disbursing the grants.

    The National Chairman and Secretary of the guild, Messrs. Agility Onwurah and Samuel Onibiyo, however, in separate interviews with NAN, accused some practitioners of wanting to divert the grant.

    Onwurah accused some known movie producers of making moves to divert the grant for their use while leaving the upcoming artists behind.

    He said some were making surreptitious move of getting the money all alone, and that portended a great danger for those who are coming up.”

    “While practitioners suffered lack of funds and humiliation in the quest of producing films, some people were working to ensure that the guild remained static,” he alleged.

    He said that the chairmen had resolved that the grant be used on production and distribution of movies.

    The national chairman said they had paid a visit to the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and briefed them on the moves by some reputable producers trying to divert the grants for their use.

     

  • Osuagwu unveils plans for AGN

    Osuagwu unveils plans for AGN

    FOLLOWING his victory at the polls, Comic actor Victor Osuagwu who emerged Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) on Saturday, June 15, has said that members’ welfare will be his top priority.

    According to the actor, his tenure will take the Guild to the next level. “We intend to give the Guild a new face, to give it a new meaning. It is a new dawn for the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter. Definitely we will be focusing on the welfare of our members. Our National President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, has already started what she calls a medical plan. As I am coming on board, I am already keying into that same policy of health and insurance. I think it is good for us to get concerned about it,” he said.

    He called on the members of the Guild to embrace unity as a platform for development. “When people are united, they speak with one voice, they fight for one cause, they stand together. This is the time for us to speak with one voice. By so doing, we will be able to secure ourselves. We should let people know that we are here,” the actor further stated.

    The result of the election which brought him into office, as released by the AGN Electoral Committee, shows that Osuagwu got 80 votes while his opponent, Don Pedro Aganbi, scored 69 votes.

  • AGN suspends Edo chair

    AGN suspends Edo chair

    THE financial crisis rocking the Edo state branch of the Actors Guild of Nigeria was during the week laid to rest with the suspension order slammed on the state executives of the body.

    The former chairman of the state branch, Mr. Osagie Alegbe who was alleged to have embezzled about seven hundred thousand naira was suspended for a year from the Guilds activities.

    He was also asked to refund the said money within ninety days and pay a hundred thousand Naira fine before he can be re-absorbed into the Guild.

    The letter of suspension dated May 3, 2013 and signed by its National President, Ibinabo Fiberesima stated that Osagie must write a letter of undertaking to be of good behavior upon completion of his suspension.

    “Sequel to the recommendation of the probe panel set up to investigate the financial misappropriation and embezzlement leveled against you by some members of the Edo state Chapter of our noble Guild during your tenure as chairman, and having been found guilty of all the allegations.

    “I write to inform you of the decision of the National Executive Committee of the Actors Guild of Nigeria to suspend you from the Guild for one year with a fine of a hundred thousand naira.

    You are to refund six hundred and forty thousand naira to the Edo state chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria within 90 days”, the letter read in part.

    Others suspended for a year and to pay a fine of fifty thousand naira before they are re-absorbed back into the Guild are Enabulele Austin, Chris Isokpehi, Kelly Eghosa Ogbemudia, Stanley Orobosa and Joe Opute.

  • AGN honours Justus Esiri April 9

    AGN honours Justus Esiri April 9

    IN an event that is open to the general public, the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) will, on Tuesday, April 9, hounour the memory of veteran actor Justus Esiri with a tribute and candlelight procession.

    Both events are scheduled to take place in Lagos at the O’Jez Restaurant located inside the premises of the National Stadium in Surulere by 6pm. Dress code is white.

    Esiri, who passed on February 19 after a brief illness, left a vacuum not just in the Nigerian movie industry but in the hearts of his fans. Esiri, aged 71, who hailed from Delta State, reportedly died of complications resulting from diabetes at a hospital in Lagos. He is renowned for his role as the headmaster in the popular 80s sitcom, Village Headmaster.