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  • I fell out with Basketmouth over N30,000 – AY Comedian

    I fell out with Basketmouth over N30,000 – AY Comedian

     

    Ayodeji  Makun popularly known as AY Comedian has finally revealed what caused the rift between him and colleague Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth.

    Recall that sometimes last year, AY had during a question and answer session on his Instagram page, stated that Basketmouth has uncontrollable superiority complex, adding that he had to avoid his colleague’s incessant childishness to keep his sanity.

    AY Comdeian has now given a more detailed information on what caused the rift cum malice between him and Basketmouth during an interview with popular media personality Chude Jideonwo.

    According to AY “In 2006, Basketmouth usually had multiple wedding gigs on Saturdays’. So what he used to do at that point in time was to attend one, and at a point, leave the venue to catch up in the other venue, and then he will need someone else to stand in for him. That was the opportunity one got, of which I’m very appreciative of till date.

    “Now, One of the gigs that I got his endorsement to go stand in. Usually, what we get at that time is N30,000 and 30,000 at that time was everything to me. I got this job, and the people weren’t too happy to see me because they were expecting Basketmouth to come, but the guy was later happy after my performance. There was an exchange of contacts. Then I left.

    “Two weeks later, I haven’t seen 30k. Because I didn’t see the 30k, and I was starving, I decided to ask for 30K, and he said this person hasn’t remitted, this person hasn’t paid, And then i was like, but this person said he was impressed and happy? Me, I don’t care if you give Basketmouth 100k for the job, but my 30k is my 30k.

    “It was very funny to now heard from them that the full payment had been made long before the event. I forwarded their message to one another. So they now started fighting and all of that. 1 didn’t do that because I wanted to get at Basketmouth. But because I was hungry, I was hustling and I needed food on the table at the time.”

    Recall that Basketmouth, during a Black Box interview with media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu in 2021, noted that he fell out with AY because he messed with loyalty.

  • Celebrity fashion designer, Yomi Casual opens up on being ‘gay’

    Celebrity fashion designer, Yomi Casual opens up on being ‘gay’

    Celebrity fashion designer, Olorunyomi Omoniyi Makun, professionally known as Yomi Casual, has finally opened up on being gay.

    The AY comedian’s brother took to his Instagram page to call out those spreading rumors against him to desist from such, saying he didn’t know where such had emanated from.

    Yomi in a lengthy note containing many curses, said he would wish for his own death if the allegations were true.

    “It is always easy for family and friends to reach out and say, ignore them. Silence is golden. They will get tired and move on to the next person. But I’m the one wearing the shoes, and I’m the one feeling all the damages and pains to my reputation as a husband, father and businessman.”

    continuing he stated that he has never nursed the idea of being gay and will never do so, Yomi cursed himself, saying he should face grave consequences if he ever nursed the idea of being gay.

    “Coming out of church today and having reflected on all the lies against me, I want to say I am not too good a Christian who would turn and take a slap on the other cheek. Enough is enough. Should I Omoniyi, Olorunyomi Makun be gay or nurse any idea of sleeping with a fellow man, may death take me before my time, and may everything that God has blessed me with be taken away from me. May failure become my portion in everything that concerns me till death.”

    “On the other hand, if these are fabrications borne out of jealousy, envy, insecurities, or wickedness and I pray for God to vindicate me. May those of you who share such lies against me also be entertained by the pain you have brought to my family. Today, I pronounce doom, death, and destruction on anyone who would continue to incite lies to assassinate my character.

    ”Enough is enough. Note: As you come here to say “no blog mentioned your name, but some of you remembered to tag me or put in a comment with my name in their comment sessions. May you and your entire family suffer from depression and untimely death”, he said.

    Recall that the fashion designer’s wife, Grace Makun, had last week come out to dare anyone with proof of the gay allegation to come out with it in 24 hours.

    Also, over the weekend, Comedian Ayo Makun, better known as AY, a senior brother to the fashion designer, noted that those are traits one can never trace to the Makuns family.

    “It’s all about entertainment for these evil people. They are traits you will NEVER EVER trace to the Makuns’. You already know who you marry, go to bed. As for the bloggers, I still have their tablets. They will use backup accounts again when I strike as usual.”

  • My wife’s beauty sometimes takes shine off me –AY Comedian

    My wife’s beauty sometimes takes shine off me –AY Comedian

    Ace comedian, Ayo Makun better known as AY has stated that his wife’s beauty sometimes takes the shine off him.

    During the week, AY and his wife, Mabel, were hosted by popular motivational speaker, Fela Durotoye, in commemoration of the latter’s 50th birthday, which comes up in May.

    Praising his better half, AY said, “She is not the type that wants to be out there for any reason. In her line of work, she can give you 100 per cent. I am in show business and I know I have a very beautiful wife. Even if I feel like I don’t know, there are people around me who would confirm it to me. I go to events and many times, the focus is off me, who is even the entertainer, (and shifts to my wife)”.

    On the other hand, Mabel revealed that she decided to marry AY because of his enterprising nature. She said, “When it comes to relationships, I like to take my time to study people. From a distance, you can tell that I am a bit reserved. I like to study people and know if that is the kind of person I can cope with. I like to have conversations with the person to see if we align. It took me about two years to study him, having spent time with him. As friends, I used to travel with him. Along the line, I realised he is very hard working and focused. He did not have so much then, but he was content with the little he had. He is a kind of person that likes to take things one step at a time. I saw that in him as well and liked it.”

     

  • AY curses hackers of ‘Merry Men 2’ after Netflix debut

    AY curses hackers of ‘Merry Men 2’ after Netflix debut

    Nigerian comedian and filmmaker, Ayo Makun has cursed some unknown individuals who hacked ‘Merry Men 2’, a movie produced by him,after its debut on Netflix, US media-services firm.

     

    The action-comedy thriller premiered on the streaming platform on Friday.

     

    Shortly after its debut on Netflix, the movie however, appeared to have been hacked with several illegal download links appearing on social media platforms.

     

    Taking to his Twitter page on Saturday, AY cursed those behind the occurence, describing their action as a criminal act.

     

    “It would have been okay to hack or access Merry Men 2 as a criminal that your are, but sharing the link on social media and asking everyone to go download it outside the licensed Netflix platform is criminal. Do note that as you bring down the hustle of another man, yours will never grow,” he wrote on Twitter.

    The development comes after the US media-services firm had acquired rights to the movie, which is a sequel to the 2018 film, ‘Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons’.

     

    Merry Men 2 features Ramsey Nouah, Ayo Makun, Falz, Jim Iyke, Nancy Isime, Iretiola Doyle and others.

     

     

  • AY rejected Olamide before stardom- Toni Payne

    AY rejected Olamide before stardom- Toni Payne

    Popular artiste manager and ex-wife of singer, 9ice, Toni Payne, has taken to social media to recall how Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun refused to allow Olamide perform at his show only to come back to beg for favour a year later after Olamide became famous.

    Payne noted that she stopped speaking to AY because of the incident.

    According to her: “I stopped speaking to comedian AY cos of this incident and honestly till today, I am glad I did because I don’t like people with that sort of character”.

     

    In his reaction, AY wrote: “It’s okay to enjoy all the free Covid-19 inspired entertainment we bring to you on social media. But never give us the opportunity to insult your intelligence. Make it a simple practice to ALWAYS do a little bit of research to know the truth from the lies before you start casting stones on the comment sessions. SOME OF US JUST LIKE TO TREND.

    Anyways, enjoy the performance of @olamide at AY Live 2011, on the humble request of @idcabasa after booking @9ice for same event. Shout out to @olamide for making a special appearance in A Trip to Jamaica and Merry Men 2 that will be out on NETFLIX June 5th. All of that started from the foundation of a good relationship. @officialtonipayne STOP BUILDING WALLS AND LETS BUILD BRIDGES. I still love you”.

     

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  • Nigerians berate AY for defending Funke Akindele

    Nigerians berate AY for defending Funke Akindele

    A cross section of Nigerians on social media platforms have slammed Ayo ‘AY’ Makun, Nigerian comedian, for defending Funke Akindele, Nollywood actress, who violated the Lagos state’s lockdown directives.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that Akindele and Abdulrasheed Bello, her husband, were on Monday sentenced to 14-day community service each for going against social distance measures put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

    This was after they were arrested on Sunday, hours after they threw a house party to celebrate Bello’s birthday.

    The development had generated heated arguments on social media, with many Nigerians airing their different views on the matter.

    Makun had taken to his Twitter page to tackle those who “were in support” of Akindele’s arrest but continue to keep quiet while “their oppressors” have a field day in government.

    His comment had sparked mixed reactions, with many Nigerians throwing a lot of hostility at him for defending the film star even when she went against the law.

    A Twitter user, Fisayo also rebuked the comedian, describing him as a “bloody hypocrite”.

    “The countless oppressors in govt are the ones who buy “table for 1million” at your shows & you never once called them out. All you do is some dry jokes in sutana, spit into microphones & kiss their asses. You are a bloody hypocrite ni e, Ayo Makun. Twat,” he wrote.

     

  • Nigerian comedian AY raises concern on expectations placed on the rich

    Nigerian comedian AY raises concern on expectations placed on the rich

    Nigerian comedian Ayodeji Makun, popularly known as AY has expressed concerns over the huge expectations of people seeking assistant from the rich without considering the effect of such on them.

    The comic, who took to his instagram handle @aycomedian, lamented on how it affect the rich while pointed out how everyone expects you to help them once you have some money.

    The comedian wrote:

    ” From not wanting to disappoint anybody, people consistently expects u to PLEASE everyone.

    “It is only in Nigeria your 1Million Naira will attract 20 friends & family with 100k problems each?Why do they always fail to understand that if you give everybody, you will become BROKE too?

    “People around you should understand that you cannot please everyone all the time.

    “It usually ends up being a terrible move whenever you try to do that amongst people who fails to understand, or lack appreciation for even the little you do.

    “We can only appreciate the sermon of ‘Give and it will come back to you…’ when you are in position to give.

    “There’s always going to be someone disappointed, so you might as well make yourself happy and Be You. ‘Givers never lack’ no mean say make you lack sense.

    “According to Timaya ‘I CAN’T KILL MYSELF’. he added.

    Meanwhile, some Nigerians have reacted to it, below are their reactions

    @ifecodinhoegonachom said, wow!…abegiii wetin concern me,nah make Oluwa bless me,shikinah!

    @Roseberry said:, Truth is, no matter how much you give, it will never be enough and wont go round, just give a helping hand to the few you can. Givers never lack. God will open doors for all of us.

    @julietiwuno said,:Uncle, you don vex??? No vex again, mbok! Mum Jay take note!

    @offorstella said, True talk bros

    @Kbaba said, Do whatever you could do and leave d rest.

    @innocentugo said,: Giving is never easy, but we should try to give.

    @Nifemi said, If you don’t want to give, oga don’t give. You don’t have to justify why you’re not giving, na your money. Those that don’t have today will have tomorrow.

    The Nigerian actor is a multi-talented, multi-award winning Standup comedian and one of the most successful comic acts Nigeria has produced

    The creative comedian has proven himself as an established authority as a Compere, Stand-up Comedian, Radio and TV Presenter, Promoter, Producer, Actor, Director, Writer, and Event Manager.

    He is the Chief Executive Officer of Corporate World Entertainment (convener of AY Live).

    AY is the producer of the Multi Award Winning and Highest Grossing Movie ever in West Africa ’30 Days in Atlanta’.

    His Live and TV Shows have since assumed a Family Show ‘position’ in patrons and viewers mind.

    The comedian creative skills, Show-promoting expertise and witty proficiency have won him numerous Awards, recognition, endorsements, and ambassadorships.

    In 2008, AY got married to Mabel Makun, who happens to be an interior decorator and they have a beautiful daughter together.(

  • Ayo Makun becomes most followed African comedian on social media

    Award-winning comedian and actor, Ayo Makun fondly called AY has announced that he has become the most followed African comedian on social media.
    The entertainer who also doubles as a filmmaker made this known on his Instagram page.
     
    AY’s total followership across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter totals over 12 million.
    According to him:” You guys could have picked some more talented individuals to follow on social media, but you all chose to follow and consistently encourage me. My invaluable thanks to each one of you for preseently positioning me as THE MOST FOLLOWED STANDUP COMEDIAN IN AFRICA..May the almighty God make you all bigger in Jesus name.”.
    Ayo Makun attended Delta State University, Abraka. He graduated (after spending nine years) in 2003 as a theatre arts student. A.Y also won other awards such as the most fashionable student on campus (1999 and 2000); best show-biz promoter (2001); the most celebrated student on campus (2001) and the Jaycee Club socio-personality award (2003).
     
     
     

  • There is no love in Nollywood- Blessing Ofoegbu

    There is no love in Nollywood- Blessing Ofoegbu

    Rising actress, Blessing Ofoegbu is the latest to share details of the rivalry and hatred in Nollywood.

    Recall that Nollywood actor Kelvin Ikeduba recently posted a video accusing celebrities of not helping themselves.

    “Barely few years in the industry, I have experienced all sorts from the stables of the high and mighty self-entitled ‘stakeholders’, to the very insecure individuals whose only claim to fame is an old testament fact of “We started this industry,” he wrote.

     

    In an interview with the TheNewsGuru, the sexy role interpreter said:”There is no love in Nollywood, all we do is discriminate and form caucus. We can’t help ourselves because they don’t want you to be better than them. We forget that every individual has a level of grace.”

     

    Speaking further, Ofoegbu stressed that no one remains on top forever

    “You can be on top today and tomorrow another person will take over from you and do better than you have done. My advice to my colleagues is that no one is a permanent champion in life; we need to learn to support one another”.

     

    Comedian and filmmaker, AY also recently lamented over the rivalry in Nollywood.

     

  • Nollywood is an industry where enmity reigns supreme- AY Comedian

    Nollywood is an industry where enmity reigns supreme- AY Comedian

    Nigerian comedian and filmmaker, Ayo Makun has shared his own side of the rivalry and enmity in Nollywood.

     

    In a lengthy post on his Instagram page, the comedian said a recent video by Kevin Ikeduba, an actor, gave him the audacity to introduce Nollywood to his followers.

    Recall that Ikeduba had posted a video accusing celebrities of not helping themselves.

    “Barely few years in the industry, I have experienced all sorts from the stables of the high and mighty self-entitled ‘stakeholders’, to the very insecure individuals whose only claim to fame is an old testament fact of “We started this industry,” he said.

     

    “Welcome to an industry where rivalry and fakeness is fast becoming a legacy designed for posterity. Welcome to a backstabbing community where some pretend to love you in the open.

    “Welcome to an industry where enmity reigns supreme… Eg “If you are using her in the movie, then I can’t be on it”, or “I can’t be in your film and not play the lead role”. Welcome to an industry where some actors have more visible roles on Instagram and Red Carpets.

    “Welcome to an industry where most families mainly depend on public support when one of our own falls sick.”

    AY urged industry practitioners to share their real sides with one another so that they would let go of the false impressions they create.

    “Above all, I still see Nollywood as a special place; a place filled with creative geniuses. At the end of each plastic characters that comes with movie productions, let’s find a way to share our real side.

    “It’ll either scare away every fake person in our life or it will inspire them to finally let go of that mirage called ‘perfection’.”

     

     

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