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  • I was suffering from Bell’s palsy – Chidi Mokeme reveals

    I was suffering from Bell’s palsy – Chidi Mokeme reveals

    Popular Nollywood actor Chidi Mokeme has revealed he was suffering from a disease called Bell’s palsy, stating the reason why he took a break from acting.

    The actor in an interview on Channels TV said he took a break from the movie industry to focus on his health.

    Mokeme who featured in the recently released movie, Shanty Town, said he battled Bell’s Palsy, a condition that affects the face.

    “We were preparing to go for a trip to the UK for the British International film festival and I was suffering from something called Bell’s palsy, it comes like a stroke and it affects one side of the eye and the doctor said it was incurable because they did not know how to treat it.

    “For an actor, if you come back with something that affects your face, you can imagine what it might look like at that time; I wanted to come for the premiere for the 76 at the time, but the attention was more focused on the face at the time than the premier, and it was not something I could work with. I decided to take time off to go sort out the problem,” he said.

    Mokeme who said he considered himself mentally strong added: “I am a student of life and I take life very seriously and I focus on God.”

  • How actor allegedly stabbed neighbour to death over electricity bill

    How actor allegedly stabbed neighbour to death over electricity bill

    An Investigative Police Officer (IPO), Insp Israel Ojo, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how a 30-year-old actor, Temitayo Ogunbusola, allegedly stabbed his neighbour, Oladotun Osho, to death over an N1,000 electricity bill.

    Ogunbusola is being tried for murder which he had pleaded not guilty to.

    Ojo told the court he was  an officer in charge of surveillance in Ikotun Division when the case was reported at about 7.00 p.m. on May 15, 2020

    He was led in evidence by the state counsel, Mrs Adebanke Ogunnde.

    The police officer told the court that the brother of the deceased, Joshua Osho reported the case at the station.

    He said: ” When I got to the hospital the deceased was rushed to, I met him on a  stretcher with a deep cut on his left chest, lying lifeless. I also met the defendant who had also sustained minor injuries, sitting down in front of the hospital with a knife in his hands.

    “He said he wanted to stab more people but my team and I stylishly collected the knife from him and took him to the station, which I stylishly collected from him and took to him to the station.

    “There were many people, mostly Hausa boys in front of the hospital and I asked what happened and they told me the defendant was apprehended when he wanted to escape.

    “I took the defendant to a hospital beside the station to treat the injuries he sustained. His statement was taken voluntarily while statement of the brother of the deceased was also taken.

    “Investigation revealed that the deceased, with some other tenants and the defendant had issues on nepa bill in which the defendant refused to pay N1,000.

    “The defendant angrily went inside the house, brought out a table knife and stabbed the deceased on his life chest, following the disagreement,” he said.

    While being cross-examined by the defence counsel, Mr Wale Ademoyejo, the witness said he had been in service for 20 years and that he wrote a statement for the defendant because he was not in good mood.

    The police officer said he based his statement on what he was told and that the defendant also confirmed that he stabbed the deceased.

    He also confirmed to the court that he was aware that the deceased, defendant and other tenants came to the station in the morning of the alleged incident over the Nepa issue and the officer on duty warned them to maintain peace.

    The witness, however, said that he was not aware that the defendant came back again to the station to complain that his neighbours did not allow him into the house.

    According to him, the defendant was given a chance to call his lawyer but he called his aunt to the station instead.

    He also confirmed to the court that he did not record the statement of the defendant in his phone because he was using a small phone at the moment.

    “The complainant said that when the defendant picked up the knife, all the occupants ran out of the room but the deceased drew closer to him.

    “The complainant, while making his statement, said that the defendant stabbed the deceased in the compound but when we got to the house, none of the tenant were ready to write statement and I did not make any arrest.

    “I called a photographer to take a picture of the deceased at their hospital and I can not tell if this is a case of manslaughter because the defendant confirmed that he stabbed the deceased,” the witness said.

    NAN also reports that another IPO, ASP  Kazeem Oladimemji, attached to  State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Panti, testified that the case was transferred to him on May 18, 2022, and his team visited the crime scene at No. 4 Sebil Kazeem St., in  Ikotun-Egbe.

    Oladimeji said his team filed a form for corona bu the family of the deceased declined a post-mortem examination because they were Muslims and the body was released to them for burial.

    According to him,  he took the defendant to the police clinic when he feel sick while in their custody.

    The statement of the defendant, deceased photograph, copy of the corona inquest form and out patient index card form of the deceased was admitted in evidence after no objection from the defence.

    The witness further said the investigation on May 25, 2022, revealed that the defendant was a tenant and had not been cooperating with the co-tenants.

    He, however, confirmed to the court that his team could not retrieve used in the alleged murder as they could not find it.

    “We tried to retrieve the knife but it is not in our possession because the defendant threw it away after he used it,” he said.

    Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe adjourned the case until Jan. 17 for cross-examination and continuation of trial.

    NAN

  • RMD and wife celebrate 22yrs wedding anniversary

    RMD and wife celebrate 22yrs wedding anniversary

    Famous Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, alias RMD, has marked his 22nd wedding anniversary with his darling wife, Jumobi Adegbesan.

    The couple who have been married since the year 2000 stuns many as they roll out an ageless photo on their 22nd wedding anniversary.

    Taking to Instagram, RMD appreciated his wife for being there for him from the very beginning till date despite the storms of life.

    “22 years and counting! Thank you Abk! Ps. Solomon, Glo staff and Bimbo no need to screenshot and send. She knows. I’ve permission to post anything but I’ve chosen to respect myself and post just one,” he wrote.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that RMD was also a former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State in 2009.

    In 2005, he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Africa Movie.

    After graduating from the university, RMD took part in the soap opera Ripples but gained more popularity as villain Segun Kadiri in the rival soap Checkmate.

    Before then, he had a stint as a writer with Concord Newspapers Metro Magazine, and Quality. Out of Bounds was the first film for which he received writer/producer credit.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that in 2005, at the maiden edition of the African Movie Academy Awards, RMD won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

    On 5 January 2017, he hosted the 2016 GLO-CAF Awards alongside Nigerian journalist Mimi Fawaz. On 8 December 2021, he won an award at Ghana, a Black Star Honor at the Rhymes on Da Runway in Gold coast, Ghana.

    Mofe-Damijo was married to a journalist/publisher and talk show host May Ellen ‘MEE’ Ezekiel. After her death, in 1996, RMD married TV personality Jumobi Adegbesan, who later left TV presenting for the corporate world.

    RMD has five children: two with his current wife and three from his previous marriage.

  • Celebrities mourn late Nollywood Actor, Kamal Adebayo

    Celebrities mourn late Nollywood Actor, Kamal Adebayo

    Some Nollywood Actors have taken to their social media platforms to mourn late Actor, Kamal Adebayo, popularly known as “Sir K”, who died on Dec. 27, 2022.

    Late Adebayo had been laid to rest and the course of his death remains unknown.
    The Actors who took to their Instagram handles displayed pictures of the deceased with crying emojis, expressing their emotions.

    Actress Bimbo Thomas wrote “Sir Kay, you were not just a senior colleague or a brother to me, you were my guy, my inner core….words fail me oloun this wasn’t the plan oloun this wasn’t”.

    Also, Femi Adebayo said “RIP sir Kay! May Allah comfort the families you left behind”.
    Similarly, Wunmi Toriola wrote “This is a rude shock….saw him last at an event, he was so full of life…This is really sad.

    “Sir K, Ha erin wo, May God rest your soul and give your family fortitude to bear this great loss. Oma se oooo I am pained but who can question God?

    Vetetan Actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly called “Ogogo”, said “Good night Sir K. Words fail me. Truly, death is a debt we all owe. Orun dakun ma kanju mo, gbogbo wa lanbo”.

    Newsmen reports that late Adebayo, the father of renown skit maker, Abidemi Adebayo, popularly known as “Isbae U”, was noted for playing the “bad boy” role in films and he was also known for his distinct slangs and wordplay.

  • Mr Latin returns unopposed as TAMPAN National President

    Mr Latin returns unopposed as TAMPAN National President

    Legendary Actor, Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as “Mr Latin” has returned unopposed as National President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN).

    Amusan in an interview with NAN on Tuesday promised to work tirelessly in advancing the association and further improve on actors’ welfare.

    He said health insurance scheme and cooperative for members would also be priotised.

    ”This is another opportunity to serve my people, this will be done selflessly just as before.

    ”TAMPAN has made great improvement over the years due to the cooperation of all members of the association, I appreciate everyone for this.

    ”I call for more unity and cooperation so that TAMPAN can attain an enviable height.

    ”I promise to work more in advancing the association in creating health insurance scheme for members and further improve on welfare,” he said.

    Amusan who had run a four-year tenure initially, said some other executives who were also returned unopposed were: Odunlade Adekola as Director, Motion Pictures; Sola Kosoko-Abina as National Auditor and Toyosi Adesanya as Director, Social Welfare.

    According to him, Rose Odika was elected as Deputy President and Mudashir Olabiyi as Secretary General.

    He said the election which was conducted recently in Oyo state could be described as free, fair and credible, though it was a competitive one for some other offices.

    Recalled that the elections were conducted on Dec. 3, during TAMPAN’s National delegates convention held in Oyo state.

  • Popular Yoruba actor, Kunle Afod’s marriage reportedly crashes

    Popular Yoruba actor, Kunle Afod’s marriage reportedly crashes

     

    Popular actor, Kunle Afod and his wife, Desola, have parted ways.

    Desola made the announcement in a terse message on her Instagram page on Tuesday.

    She wrote, “The good news you wanna hear. I left Kunle Afod.”

    Desola had celebrated Kunle on his birthday on Monday where she prayed for him.

     

    She had referred to him as father of their four children.

    Celebrating the actor, she wrote, “Happy Birthday Daddy Omiayo, Desire, Imodola, Yiyenitemi. May God bless you on your birthday and always.”

    Desola and Kunle have four sons together.

    The actor, however, had earlier welcomed a daughter with an ex-lover before his marriage to Desola.

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  • Harry Potter actor dies aged 72

    Harry Potter actor dies aged 72

    Harry Potter and Cracker actor Robbie Coltrane has died at the age of 72, his agent has said.

    The Scottish star, whose real name is Anthony Robert McMillan, was best known for playing the beloved Hogwarts gamekeeper Hagrid and starring as criminal psychologist Dr Eddie ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald in ITV’s crime drama Cracker.

    His agent of 40 years, Belinda Wright said Coltrane died on Friday and thanked the medical staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, near Falkirk in Scotland for their “care and diplomacy”.

    In a statement, she added: “Robbie was a unique talent, sharing the Guinness Book of Records’ Award for winning three consecutive Best Actor Baftas for his portrayal of Fitz in Granada TV’s series Cracker in 1994/1995/and 1996 with Sir Michael Gambon.

    “He will probably be best remembered for decades to come as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films.

    “A role which brought joy to children and adults alike all over the world prompting a stream of fan letters every week for over 20 years.

    “James Bond fans write too to applaud his role in GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough.

    “For me personally, I shall remember him as an abidingly loyal client as well as being a wonderful actor, he was forensically intelligent, brilliantly witty and after 40 years of being proud to be to called his Agent, I shall miss him.”

    Coltrane was made an OBE in the 2006 New Year’s honours list for his services to drama and he was awarded the Bafta Scotland Award for outstanding contribution to film in 2011.

    The actor is survived by his sister Annie Rae, his children Spencer and Alice and their mother Rhona Gemmell.

  • My father completely discouraged us from acting – Kunle Afolayan

    My father completely discouraged us from acting – Kunle Afolayan

    Nollywood filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has revealed that his late dad Adeyemi Afolayan aka ‘Adelove’ discouraged him and his siblings from acting or making films.

    The multiple award-winning actor made this known during a recent interview.

    He noted that Adelove rather preferred them to be a lawyer.

    “He said there was no money. Just go and be a lawyer,” said Afolayan.

    “My father completely discouraged any of us from going into acting or filmmaking. He said do you want to be running around like I’m running around. And those were things I learned which helped me structure the business side of what I do because I don’t want to end up like them.

    “I remember after he passed then Nollywood came and then I would see these films with beautiful stories then I would be comparing them to the film of my dad and Ogunde with the production quality but how come the audio is bad, how come the makeup is lousy, how can we do and this and I said ok I want to be a filmmaker, I never said I wanted to be an actor.

    “I went to Tade Ogidan and he said ok when we have something I will call you. I also went to Tunde Kilani, he said who are you to say you want to make a film? That your dad was a filmmaker doesn’t make you one, you have to learn it. Go to school and complete your education and then when they wanted to do ‘Saworo Ide’ in 1998, he called me to come and I auditioned. I played the role eventually but still wanted to make a film.”

  • “Any man who does not satisfy someone’s daughter sexually should be locked up in a room for 3 months”- Actor, Ernest Obi

    “Any man who does not satisfy someone’s daughter sexually should be locked up in a room for 3 months”- Actor, Ernest Obi

    Nigerian actor turned filmmaker, Ernest Obi, has said that any man who does not satisfy his wife sexually should be locked up for three months.

     

    The Idemili director said this in a recent post on Instagram while reacting to the case of Joy Emmanuel, an Akwa Ibom woman who was recently arrested and paraded for allegedly plotting the kidnap of her husband, Emmanuel Ebong.

     

    The 40-year-old woman had told news reporters that her husband not only allegedly starved her of intimacy but also refused to provide for the family.

     

    Reacting to her statement, Ernest Obi said he is in “support” of Joy’s action if her husband indeed starved her of intimacy as she claimed.

     

    The 52-year-old added that although he does not endorse kidnapping or other forms of criminal activities, it is wrong for a man to deny his spouse intimacy and children the care they need.

     

    He said “Her first reason is the most cogent for me. And if it’s true, I support her. Any man who does not satisfy someone’s daughter sexually should be locked up in a room for 3 months,” he wrote on Instagram.

     

    “What does my wife @eviernestobi call it again… husbandly duties… I sincerely don’t know where she got those words from…but I agree with it. Wholeheartedly.

     

    “But jokes apart. Though I will never support kidnapping for any reason, I think it’s wrong in all ramifications to deprive your spouse and children of the care they deserve… sexual etc. I pray she finds peace. Note: This page does not support crime or violence in any form.”

     

    Ernest and his wife Evi got married on May 30, 2010.

     

    Shortly after their wedding, Evi joked that they plan to have 24 children.

     

    The couple now has three kids.

     

    Ernest Obi is also a famous Nollywood producer, television personality, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist.

     

    He is one of the most creative and talented actors in the Nigerian movie industry.

     

    The actor became popular when he featured in the movie, Glamour Girls.

  • [VIDEO] They just suffer me, I was paid N5000 for movie roles – Kenneth Aguba reveals

    [VIDEO] They just suffer me, I was paid N5000 for movie roles – Kenneth Aguba reveals

    Veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Aguba has revealed the amount he was paid for movie roles.

    Aguba claimed that he was paid N5000 and go through stress before he receives his pay

    “They just suffer me they can’t pay me. They eat me money and didn’t pay me well, they paid me 5000 and said they were paying me”.

    Recall that in July the actor surfaced in an online video for being homeless.

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