Tag: MO ABUDU
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Tinubu reacts to Mo Abudu’s recognition among TIME 100 most influential people
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the CEO of Ebony Life Group, Mo Abudu on her recent achievement of being included in the 2025 TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World.
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Mo Abudu celebrates Wole Soyinka on 90th birthday
Nigerian filmmaker, Mo Abudu, has taken to her social media page to pen a tribute to legendary writer, Wole Soyinka on his 90th birthday. Abudu via her Instagram page expressed gratitude for the writer’s influence on her journey in the media industry. She celebrated the trust Soyinka reposed in her by granting her the rights to adapt his…
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Movie producer, Mo Abudu reacts to allegations of sleeping with top politicians
N igerian media personality, Mo Abudu has finally reacted to allegations of sleeping with politicians in a bid to get to the top. Recall that in September 2021, the EbonyLife TV CEO was accused of having back-to-back amorous
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Oloture:We’ll go to court if need be —Abudu addresses Tobore’s $5m demand
Media entrepreneur and filmmaker, Mo Abudu has kicked against the N2.5 billion purportedly demanded by Tobore Ovuorie, an investigative journalist, who accused her of copyright infringement with respect to ‘Oloture’, her 2020 movie. TheNewsGuru recalls that Ovuorie had claimed that Abudu’s film adapted 75 percent of her 2014 undercover investigation on sex trafficking. She also…
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Oloture: Mo Abudu denies copyright infringement allegation
Media entrepreneur and filmmaker, Mo Abudu has denied the allegations of copyright infringement involving ‘Oloture’, her 2020 film. TheNewsGuru recalls that Tobore Ovuorie, a freelance journalist, had alleged that the movie adapted 75 percent of her 2014 undercover investigation on sex trafficking. She also alleged that it was done without her express permission. Based in…
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For Broadcasting, a tale of contradictions and apprehensions – Okoh Aihe
Okoh Aihe Understandably the Nigerian government last week hailed media entrepreneur and emerging movie maker, Mo Abudu, for notching up a deal with global streaming outfit, Netflix, for on-screen adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s ‘Death and The King’s Horseman’ and Lola Shoneyin’s ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’. The partnership described by the Minister of…
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Netflix collaborates with Mo Abudu for film adaptation of Soyinka, Shoneyin’s books
Netflix, US media production brand, has partnered with Mo Abudu, a Nigerian filmmaker, for the film adaptation of books by Wole Soyinka, a playwright, and Lola Shoneyin, a novelist. The streaming company took to its Nigerian Twitter page on Friday to break the good news. It said the award-winning producer is expected to produce…
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Mo Abudu, Joke Silva kicks against Sky News over COVID-19 article
Nigerian filmmaker, Mo Abudu and actress, Joke Silva have slammed Sky News, a British media organisation, over an article alleged to be “derogatory” to African heritage. TheNewsGuru recalls that Sky News had on Saturday published an article originally titled “Spiky coronavirus haircut growing in popularity in Africa”, which scrutinised the rise of a new hairstyle…
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Mo Abudu calls Sky News to order over African Coronavirus hairstyle
TV Producer, Filmmaker and Media Entrepreneur Mo Abudu has called our attention to a derogatory publication by British news channel Sky News, depicting an African hairstyle as “Spiky coronavirus haircut’. The yarn threading hairstyle worn by black women dates back to the 15th century, but the news agency thought it just started gaining popularity in…
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Mo Abudu becomes grand mother
Popular filmmaker and media entrepreneur, Mo Abudu is now a grandmother. Mo Abudu’s daughter, Ted and her hubby, Adebola Makanjuola have welcomed a bouncing baby boy. The media mogul announced the good news via her Instagram page on Friday, February 21, 2020. In a very cute post, the mother revealed that her daughter and son-in-law,…