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  • Breaking:Nollywood actor, Pastor Ajidara dies of Kidney failure

    Breaking:Nollywood actor, Pastor Ajidara dies of Kidney failure

    Popular Nollywood actor, Adesina Adesanya a.k.a Pastor Ajidara who was suffering from kidney failure has passed on.

    He died days after his colleagues started raising funds for his treatment. Funds was being raised for him so as to do a kidney transplant.

    According to reports reaching TheNewsGuru, he had earlier been said to be responding to treatment gradually .

    Mr Latin, popular Yoruba actor broke the news on his Instagram page.He said:”And the man died few minutes ago”

    Until his death, Adesina was the President of TAMPAN Ogun state branch.He hails from Ijebu Ode, attended Ogbogbo Baptist Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode and lived in Abeokuta where he died.

     

     

    Late Nollywood stars, Muna Obiekwe and James Uche also lost their lives after batting kidney related diseases.

    May his soul rest in peace.

     

     

  • Internet Access: Google tasks FG on policies

    Internet Access: Google tasks FG on policies

    Internet search giant, Google on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to formulate policies to deepen internet access by Nigerians.

    Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, the Communication and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West Africa of the company, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.

    Kola-Ogunlade said that the government always played a role in web content development by ensuring citizens had access to internet.

    “For people to find content on the web they need to be online in the first place; we need adequate policies enabling the web search.

    “Sometime ago, the Federal Government launched the broadband plan to enable many Nigerians connect online.

    “Policies like that will really help.

    “Out of about 68 million Nigerians internet users now, how many of them go online to read stories?

    “The web helps us not only to consume information but also to export our own cultural stories,” Kola-Ogunlade said.

    The officer commended Nollywood, the country’s movie industry, for playing a good role in exporting the stories of Nigeria.

    According to him, many YouTube content creators produce their contents based on Nigeria’s cultural heritage and they have been able to attract target audience from all over the world.

    He identified education as a great tool the government could employ to empower people in the area of acquiring digital skills and access to internet.

    “Educating people on digital skills can improve the number of online entrepreneurs in the country.

    “Education is also very important because it can avail people the access to the web.

    “When we (Google) make our intention known to train a million people on digital skills in Africa last year, the Nigeria government was very supportive of it.

    “Many young people have been able to attend the training; the government, through the office of the Vice President, organised some of the training.

    “I won’t be surprised to see Nigeria’s online entrepreneurs from this initiative in the next few years if this training on digital skills is consistent.’’

    The communication officer said that acquiring digital skills could only be driven successfully by the government.

    In April 2016, Google at a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, announced its commitment to train one million young Africans in digital skills in the next one year.

    The training was to enable young people, seeking to develop a digital career, become empowered in the area.

  • ‘I see people mourning Desmond Elliot’- Pastor cries out

    A certain Pastor, Celestine Michael stunned many when he took to his Facebook page announcing that he saw Desmond Elliot being mourned in a trance.

    In his words:” While praying on some issues on the mount this morning,I fell into a trance like it happens most times I pray. I saw some persons mourning Desmond Elliot the Nollywood actor, script writer and movie producer now turned politician.

     

    “Please family join me pray that no evil agenda succeeds over him and his family. That the lord will show him mercy anywhere he missed it, cause him to know God and fulfill divine purpose. Remember God reveals to redeem”

     

    Desmond Elliot who is a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly on the platform of the ruling party, is yet to react to the cleric’s prophecy

  • Breaking: Veteran actor Olumide Bakare is dead

    Breaking: Veteran actor Olumide Bakare is dead

    Veteran actor, Olumide Bakare is dead. The veteran actor passed on in the early hours of Saturday according to his personal assistant who was there went he died.

    Reports gathered by TheNewsGuru confirmed that Bakare who has been sick for over 12 months was discharged from the University College Hospital (UCH) last year after he was supposedly diagnosed with a respiratory disorder problem.

    His health deteriorated in the middle of the night and he called on his personal assistant to convey him to UCH in the middle of the night.He passed on before he could be taken to the hospital.

    Actor Saidi Balogun confirmed the news in a chat with Tribune. “Yes, it is true Olumide Bakare is dead. He died on his way to his hospital. When I called his number, his personal assistant picked his phone and told me he was dead. That’s how much I can say for now. “

     

    Olumide Bakare will be remembered for his outstanding role interpretations.

  • “Some actors are unknown, yet already packaging”- Bolanle Ninolowo

    “Some actors are unknown, yet already packaging”- Bolanle Ninolowo

    Bolanle Ninolowo is the new hunk in town, getting roles and showing that you can be talented and hot. The British returnee who has starred in movies like Husbands of Lagos isn’t happy with the way some of his colleagues carry themselves in Nollywood.

    Speaking on what he doesn’t like in Nollywood, Bolanle condemns actors who are unknown but already believing their own hype. He made this known in a recent chat with Goldmyne Tv.

    “Work your own journey that is what I see. A lot of people have so much fear in them and they are so competitive. Without understanding that everybody has a unique gift and a niche they could carve .

    You need to ask God what you are made for. A lot of people are in this industry and they are not even supposed to be there.I used to run a record label, I spent 30million on it and I didn’t make a dime from it. After that I cried to God, got back up and asked him what is next for me.He said : “Go back to Nollywood, try again”. A lot of actors are nobody and they are already packaging. For who ? How can you want to grow and you already packaging, saying this is who I am” he said.

    Watch the video below

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BQTTYZaDclF/?taken-by=thenewsgurung

  • My problem with Nollywood- Mary Lazarus

    Beautiful and talented Mary Lazarus is a role interpreter who strides Nollywood without a scandal. The African Magic Viewers Choice Awards(AMVCA) nominee started out as a model before she caught the acting bug.

    In an interview with TheNewsGuru, the actress opened up on reasons she doesn’t appear in many movies .She also revealed that being stereotyped is one problem she has with Nollywood.

    According to her:” I am selective when it comes to the roles I play and the scripts I get. I am selective because there are certain things I look out for in a script. I don’t like to be stereotyped. Take for instance, because I played the role of a maid in a film called Desperate House girls, and I got an award nominated for it, I just kept on receiving calls to come play that same role. The thing about filmmakers in Nigeria is that once you act a role and you bring the best out of it, they just keep giving you that kind of role and if care is not taken, you just see yourself playing only one particular role. “

  • We will deal with perpetrators of sexual harassment in Nollywood- Victor Osuagwu

    Victor Osuagwu is a renowned actor and comedian in Nollywood known for his unique comic roles.The Former chairman of Lagos State chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), in a recent interview spoke about the trend of sexual harrasment now prevalent in Nollywood.

    In his words “It has been my nature to see challenges as entertainment. If you face it the hard way, you will not succeed. That was the way I handled some of the sexual harassment cases we had. This is sounding a note of warning, we will get you wherever you are and deal with you. What this set of people do is to organize ‘auditions’ and at the end of the day mess up girls.”

    He also complained about the state of the industry , how upcoming acts do anything in the name of fame: “These days, before you are auditioned, you pay money, before you act, you pay money, to see yourself on screen, you pay money and that is why we are having wishy-washy production all over. This is not the AGN we are looking for.”

    “Sometimes you also blame up and coming ones. When they tell you that they are ready to do anything, what do you do? A gullible producer, director, production assistant, personal assistant will rip you off because you can do anything. People are even buying laptops and expensive gifts just to be on posters but when you check their act in the whole film, it is just one scene.”

    “And do you know one funny thing; this attitude has encouraged some green horns to buy their way into acting. They are not really actors. I remember in those days, once you are auditioned and you pass, you go through rehearsals but these days it doesn’t happen anymore.”

  • Recession didn’t stop Nollywood in 2016!

    Last year, the Nigerian economy experienced an economic downturn that threatened various facets of the economy. Despite the recession, it didn’t affect the box office revenue for the movies released last year.

    According to reports, 1billion was made from a record 50 locally-produced titles. The N1 billion represents nearly 30 percent of the N3.5 billion generated from just 28 cinemas across Nigeria, which includes movies from Hollywood and around the world.

    The most extraordinary result came from ELFIKE’s The Wedding Party that still continues to crash box office records weeks after its release on December 16, 2016. The movie broke AY Makun‘s record of N176 million by making N200 million in about two weeks.

    Moses Babatope, COO of FilmOne Distribution said:” 2016 has been an amazing year for Nigerian cinema. With returns of well over N200 million, The Wedding Party is on track to deliver numbers we have never seen before for a Nigerian film. It’s important to note that it is selling more tickets than Rogue One, part of the Star Wars franchise and the biggest film worldwide this season. For the first time, Nollywood is competing with Hollywood at the Nigerian box-office and winning.”

    Movies like Omoni Oboli’s Wives on Strike, Kunle Afolayan’s The CEO, Steve Gukas‘ 93 Days and Izu Ojukwu‘s ’76 have also contributed to Nollywood’s amazing revenue.

     

    Other movies that contributed to the record-breaking Nollywood gross revenue include Omoni Oboli’s Wives on Strike, Kunle Afolayan’s The CEO, Steve Gukas‘ 93 Days and Izu Ojukwu‘s ’76.

  • Nollywood Actress, Toyin Majekodunmi is dead

    Nollywood Actress, Toyin Majekodunmi is dead

    The entertainment industry has once again been thrown in a mourning mood as one of its finest veteran, Toyin Majekodunmi alias ‘Iya Kike’ (popular with the Yoruba genre of movies) died early hours of Monday (January 2nd 2017).

    Majekodunmi was married to fellow actor, Solomon Abiodun Majekodunmi, known widely as ‘Baba Kekere’.

    The news of her death was shared by actress/movie producer, Bimbo Success. The cause of her death is unknown as at the time of posting.

    She featured in numerous Yoruba movies alongside her husband Solomon Majekodunmi-stage name ‘Baba Kekere.’

    Prior to moving to acting full time, she worked with the Lagos State Government under the Ministry of Information.

    She is described by her colleagues as a very jovial woman who accommodated everyone irrespective of religious background.

    See Bimbo’s post announcing Majekodunmi’s death:

  • Anita Joseph cries out over short lived marriages

    Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph recently took to her instagram page lamenting about short lived marriages which is fast becoming a trend in our society.

    The curvy actress puts it this way:” After the lavish party, pre wedding pictures, and bridal showers, you say you are not doing again? I am tired of buying Aso Ebi and the next minute i hear the newly weds are now divorced.”

     

    These days Anita has been writing about marriage and relationship issues. May be she is about to walk down the aisle. Only time will tell.