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  • How EFCC invited me over abuse of naira – AY Comedian

    How EFCC invited me over abuse of naira – AY Comedian

    Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, Ayo Makun, known as AY, has addressed the public following his invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged abuse of the Naira.

    The standup comedian cum film maker disclosed that he was invited on Monday in connection with an incident involving the public spraying of local and foreign currencies—a practice recently categorized as an offense under laws regulating the handling of the Nigerian currency.

    The comedian acknowledged the encounter as a “valuable lesson” and pledged to use his platform to raise awareness about the proper handling of the national currency.

    He wrote on “I am grateful to God for His mercy and guidance. On Monday, I was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regarding an incident involving the public spraying of both local and foreign currencies—an act that has been classified as an offense related to the abuse of the Naira.

    “I want to sincerely thank the EFCC and all authorities involved for their understanding and for granting me pardon based on confirmation that the money being sprayed is not linked to the proceeds of crime or any form of illicit funds.

    “This experience has been a valuable lesson, and I am personally committed to promoting awareness about the proper respect and care for our national currency.

    “To my friends, family, and the general public:
    We all know that spraying money at public events is a practice common in Nigerian celebrations, especially during weddings, funerals, and parties. It is generally considered a cultural tradition rather than a criminal act. But let me attach some slides to this post on the DOS AND DON’T.

    “It is important to understand that mutilating or abusing the Naira—whether by spraying, tearing, defacing, or mishandling—is not just a cultural practice but also a violation of Nigerian law. Such acts undermine the integrity of our national currency and can have serious legal consequences.

    “Let us all strive to uphold the dignity of our currency, which is a symbol of our nation’s sovereignty and economic stability. Respect for the Naira is respect for Nigeria’s future. Together, we can promote responsible behavior and foster a culture of patriotism and integrity. Thank you.”

  • Nigerians’ cycle of struggle abroad – AY Comedian shares interesting experience

    Nigerians’ cycle of struggle abroad – AY Comedian shares interesting experience

    Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, Ayo Makun, known as AY, has shared his thoughts on the motivations behind Nigerians traveling abroad in search of better opportunities.

    AY, who recently surprised his daughter abroad on her birthday, observed that many individuals sell their properties in Nigeria to relocate overseas, hoping to secure a more stable and prosperous life.

    However, he noted that upon arrival, they often find themselves taking on multiple jobs to make ends meet, struggling to adapt to a new environment, and facing numerous challenges. Ironically, AY pointed out that many of these individuals eventually send money back to Nigeria to purchase land, effectively repeating a cycle.

    AY posed a question to his fans, asking them to explain the reasoning behind this phenomenon, which seems to be a common experience for many Nigerians. His commentary highlights the complexities and challenges faced by Nigerians seeking better lives abroad.

    Here is his post: “Nigerians abroad are working so hard doing multple jobs to buy land back home, while Nigerians back home are selling their lands to relocate abroad  so they can do 3 jobs to buy land again in Nigeria. Please explain to me what type of cycle is this?”

     

  • AY’s wife, Mabel Makun finally speaks on marriage crash

    AY’s wife, Mabel Makun finally speaks on marriage crash

    Mabel Makun, the wife of popular Comedian, AY has finally reacted to issues of marriage break up with comedian husband.

    Mabel said that distance is her new response to disrespect.

    Mabel made the statement shortly after her husband confirmed their marital crisis.

    It woulb be recalled that AY on Sunday admitted his flaws and said that friendship and marriage of twenty years was slipping away.

    Shortly after his post, Mabel posted a clip on her Instagram page which suggested that distance is her new response to disrespect.

    The clip read: “Distance is my new response to disrespect. I don’t react.

    “I don’t argue, I don’t dive into the drama. I simply remove myself.”

  • What RMD told me while working as a bartender – AY Comedian

    What RMD told me while working as a bartender – AY Comedian

    Comedian and filmmaker, Ayo Makun, popularly known as  AY, has revealed that he once worked as a bartender many years ago.

    According to him, he quit being a bartender and progressed to getting a degree, when star actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, advised him to do so when he accosted him at the bar where he was working and told him about his passion to become an entertainer someday.

    AY made this know while granting an interview to Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo.

    “That was what inspired my series, ‘Call To Bar.’ Everything around me; my stories, and my movies are all inspired by my experiences.

    “When I was working as a bartender, I would see a lot of people the likes of Alex O and Shina Peters coming to perform. I would say to myself that someday, somehow, somewhere, sometime in life, I’m going to get into the entertainment space.

    “So, there was one time that I approached RMD when he came, a long time ago. We were talking and he advised me to go back to school. He said, ‘Education is important. Afterward, trust me, all these things would follow.’

    “So, that was how I gained admission into Delta State University to study Theatre Arts.”

    AY said while in school he kicked-started his entertainment career first as a show organiser before progressing into a multi-faced entertainer and entrepreneur upon graduation.

  • Comedian Basketmouth apologizes to AY, seeks for forgiveness

    Comedian Basketmouth apologizes to AY, seeks for forgiveness

    Ace Comedian,  Bright Okpocha, popularly called Basketmouth, has finally apologized to colleague Ayodeji Richard Makun, known as AY, following their 17-year-old feud.

    Recall that both comedians have been in the news  for sometime now over lingering issues between them.

    Basketmouth, during a Black Box interview with media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, noted that he fell out with AY because “he messed with loyalty”.

    “To be honest, I don’t want that guy (AY) to ever hear from me,” he said.

    He added that they were never friends.

    In his reaction,  during an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo in May 2023, AY mentioned that animosity started after business transaction that went sour in 2006.

    However, Basketmouth, who is trying to sell tickets for his upcoming show in November, sought forgiveness from AY and other people he offended.

    Taking responsibility for the 17 years rift, the comedian, in a video shared on his Instagram page on Monday, tendered a public apology.

    He said: “Now to all the people in the industry and beyond that I have offended. I’m saying this to you right now from the bottom of my heart, I’m genuinely sorry please forgive me. To the people that have accused me of doing things that have affected their careers in one way or the other, I’m not going to accept or deny these allegations, but God knows the truth. But regardless, please forgive me from the bottom of my heart.

    “Now to my guy AY, I don’t know if my apology is still valid right now but if it is, please forgive me for whatever I have done or said in the past that affected you in any way forgive me. And I want you to know that I have forgiven you for whatever you have done or said knowingly or unknowingly. It’s gone, and I just wanted us to live in peace and harmony.

    “Now for the people who are assuming that this apology video is birthed because I have a show coming up on the 26th of November, I will like to say you are absolutely correct. I’m trying to sell tickets for my show but I’m also sorry for everything that I have done.”

  • ‘Receive your Buhari award and stop complaining’ – Seun Kuti blasts AY comedian

    ‘Receive your Buhari award and stop complaining’ – Seun Kuti blasts AY comedian

    The youngest son of the Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Seun has knocked comedian Ayo Makun, popularly known as  AY, for explaining why he received the national honour.

    Recall that former president Muhammadu Buhari, through the Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs on Sunday, listed comedian AY, singer Davido, actor Kunle Afolayan, Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and other celebrities among 337 Nigerians to be conferred with national honours on June 1st 2023.

    AY took to his Twitter handle to explain why he didn’t reject the honorary award by the Federal Government, stating that a national honour is the highest recognition anyone could get.

     

    His Tweet reads  “Those of you shaming or asking me to reject ‘A National Honour’ are clearly missing a vital point. Our country is bigger and more important than any president or political party awarding it. National honour is the highest recognition anyone can get for his or her contributions to nation-building.

    ”So my allegiance is to a country where I have contributed my own quota, and I am more than happy to be rewarded by the same nation.”

    However, responding to AY Comedian’s Tweet, Seun via  a post on his Instagram page and story,  described the comedian’s explanation as unnecessary. And taunted the comedian to receive his ‘Buhari’ award and stop explaining.

    “Let me reiterate. No be public opinion poll them take dey choose national award na by presidential committee then the president will accept the nomination of certain people. In as much as it’s a national honour, it’s a presidential appointment. Biko, receive your BUHARI award and stop to dey Shalaye.

    “This is what I hate about sellouts. Is it that you don’t have a chest, or you can’t do anything with the chest? Resist the URGE to SHALAYE (explain), Don’t try and dress HYPOCRISY as NATIONAL LOYALTY OR PATRIOTISM. With una 2 Homes and 2 Passports,” Seun Kuti said.

  • AY, wife gatecrashed my wedding – Basketmouth

    AY, wife gatecrashed my wedding – Basketmouth

    The 17- year-old rift between Comedians Ayodele Makun aka AY  and Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth  is far from over.

    In an interview on Naija FM, Basketmouth explained why AY was refused entry to his wedding venue.

    According to Basketmouth, he never extended a wedding invite to Ay nor his wife, saying they must have gatecrashed the venue.

    Recall that AY had in an interview with Jude Chuwo noted that his wife name was on the entry list but his own name was missing, claiming that they both turned back to go back home.

    Continuing, AY said that his wife refused to enter the venue and leave him behind and she suggested that they both go back home.

    However, in a counter reaction, Basketmouth revealed that he didn’t even know who invited AY’s wife, claiming he wasn’t aware of her invitation.

    Both comedians have been at loggerheads over an issue that dated back to 17 years ago.

     

  • Comedian AY set to sue Julius Agwu for libel

    Comedian AY set to sue Julius Agwu for libel

    Popular comedian, Ayodeji Makun, professionally known as AY has threatened a lawsuit against colleague Julius Agwu over comment that he fixed his AY live on Easter Sunday coinciding with his own show.

    Recall that Julius Agwu had given his thoughts on the ongoing rift  between his colleagues, Ayodeji Makun, known as AY and Bright Okpocha, professionally called Basketmouth.

    Granting  an interview on Naija FM, Julius Agwu suggested there was more to Basketmouth and AY’s rift than the N30,000 business transaction that went sour.

    Recounting his personal experience with AY, Agwu recalls how he had called AY to request a rescheduling of his yearly Easter Sunday comedy show because it coincided with his event on the same day.

    Agwu, however, claimed that AY refused and hung up on him.

    He said ”Laugh for Christ’s sake was every Easter Sunday before AY began to do promo saying he was doing one show. I called AY, telling him that day is my day, and he cut the call on my neck.”

    Reacting to the allegation in a lengthy post on his Instagram page, AY brought out proof, saying he did not take over his Easter Sunday concert, noting how the truth remains the only ultimate power to downplay all the lies in a place where the internet never forgets.

    AY wrote: “The truth remains the only ultimate power to downplay all lies in a place where the INTERNET NEVER FORGETS. Dear senior colleague Julius Agwu, how is it possible to lay claims to the fact that I took over your Easter Sunday date?

    ”Here we are with this libellous video that will not be tolerated. Should this continue without any proof of your claims of me bewitching you, I will be filing a slanderous lawsuit against you for consistently trying to damage my reputation. Projecting peace across boards does not make me a weakling. Neither am I seeking unnecessary friendship.”

  • Basketmouth finally opens up on age-long rift with AY

    Basketmouth finally opens up on age-long rift with AY

    Popular comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has finally broken his silence on the rift between him and fellow comedian Ayo Makun known as AY.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that AY said that he started having issues with Basketmouth over N30,000 wedding MC money that wasn;t paid to him as and when due by Basketmouth.

    He said he stood-in for Basketmouth at an event but he attempted to outsmart him by lying that the client has not paid for the gig, which he later found out from the client to be false.

    But while featuring on the latest episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, hosted by media personality, Nedu, Basketmouth debunked AY’s claim, insisting that there was no client involved.

    According to him, he was never friends with AY, and that the working relationship they had was a one-off deal.

    He said, “It’s 2023, my kids don grow. My son is going to be 14 next month. Everybody don dey grow.

    “It is so sad say na this kind gist [my beef with AY] dey social media. 2023, after elections. After all these things. Ukraine dey fight war, we dey talk of 30 thousand [naira].

    “I been no want talk about this thing [my beef with AY]. Many people don ask questions and I don ignore. But just to set the record straight. Number 1, AY is not my friend. We have never been friends. I have never visited his house. I have never personally invited him to my house.

    “I never ever call am one day say ‘o boy, where you dey? Make we hangout’. Nothing like that don ever happen.

    “And it’s easy to tell, if you look around social media, you will never find a picture of him and me. So, we were never friends.

    “Make I talk the truth. The reason I used style mind my business, na because of when there was that coming together [between AY and I], I heard something that threw me off. I heard some things wey I no supposed hear or know. As I hear am, I was like ‘what the f*ck! Really?’ I no supposed know. And I no fit tell am [AY] so I kept quiet.

    “The kind of person I’m, I go wait make you do something first. All these ones wey him [AY] dey talk, no be wettin make me give am space be that. It’s something else!

    “That incident [30k] sef, I don forget. But I dey use that one as distractions because you know the kind person wey I be. If I dey talk right, I dey talk left because I no dey like make person know my moves.

    “That matter, no client dey involved o. In actual fact, when this matter come outside, when I first hear the thing I said ‘what?’ Like say na 20 per cent of wettin him talk be lie, I for don vex sef say you know what let me set it. But when 90 per cent of wettin him talk na lie. I still dey in shock. All my men dey laugh me because they warned me say ‘guy, be careful o’. And see wettin happen. The one job. And na one job. Him even come make am feel like say there was a tutorship or mentorship. You know the kind men wey dey around me, the funnymen. How I go jump them come dey give this guy [AY] show?

    “So, it was only one job. And that job when I heard say them never pay am. I told Magnums, ‘please, pay him’. And they paid him. He omitted that information. I know the move. The guy [AY] dey promote shows; he needs to sell tickets. That’s the truth.” (sic)

  • How I was embarrassed at Basketmouth’s wedding – AY Makun

    How I was embarrassed at Basketmouth’s wedding – AY Makun

    Comedian Ayodeji Makun, popularly known as AY Comedian, has continued to make startling revelations about his 17-years rift with fellow comedian Bright Okpocha aka Basketmouth.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that AY disclosed that just N30,000 was the cause of their age-long rift.

    AY Makun made the disclosure during an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo and it aired online.

    The part two of the interview, posted by Jideonwo on social media, revealed more about the longstanding rift that has left them as sworn enemies over the years.

    In the part two of the interview, AY revealed that he was embarrassed as he tried to attend Basketmouth’s wedding but was refused entry.

    He said: ”When we arrived, my wife’s name was on the guest list, but my own was noticeably missing. I was looking at my wife, my wife was looking at me, and she said, let’s be going home since you are not qualified to enter.”

    He further revealed how his name would be kicked out of events because Basketmouth was in attendance.

    “It’s so bad that my name will be removed from an event sometimes. Basket will be at an event. Maybe AY is on the bill, and he won’t introduce me if he’s the MC. I will just go and pick up my mic on the floor and go and do my thing. But I never gave up. Every opportunity, maybe the wife gives birth, I would go with my wife, or maybe something is going on. I kept doing everything.

    ”One day, Basket was in the club with a glass of drink, so I walked up to him. I said: Bright Okpocha (He’s my senior colleague but my junior in real), how far my guy. As you can see, God has blessed us. You have a house in Lekki, I have a house. You have a child. I have a child. This thing that happened in 2006 guy drop am.

    “And my dear colleague looked at me eyeball to eyeball and said, I’m a beast. I don’t forgive.”